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PHILIP F. FANNING

Nieukirk-Hughes
    Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hughes, of Chestnut Hill, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Lydia Foulke Hughes, to Mr. Philip Ford Nieukirk Fanning, son of Mrs. Nieukirk Fanning, of East Orange, N. J.
   Miss Hughes attended the Garrison Forest School and the Moore Institute of Art and is a member of the Junior League.
   Mr. Fanning attended the Braden School and Princeton University, where he was a member of the Ivy Club. During the war he served in Europe with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

[The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, 15 Jul 1951, Sun, Page 65]

PHILIP FORD NIEUKIRK FANNING, a long time resident of Unionville Pennsylvania, passed peacefully at the age of 92 on Friday, May 6, 2016 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester, PA after a brief illness.

Known to his friends as Phil, he was born January 28, 1924 in Philadelphia, the son of Francis Edward Fanning and Rachael (Ray) Nieukirk Fanning. He was predeceased by his sister Grace (Pat) Lloyd Fanning Tomkins. He had a long, happy marriage to Joy (Jill) Landreth Fanning, who passed away in March of 2003. He was also predeceased by his most recent wife, Adele Aerosmith Fanning, a childhood friend whom he reconnected with later in life.

Mr. Fanning is survived by his son James R.H. Fanning (and his wife Amy and their three daughters Becca, Lizzy and Lydia) of Ipswich, Massachusetts; his daughter Rebecca F. Splaine (and her husband Jeremiah) of Sun Valley, Idaho, and his youngest daughter Carol (Mini) F. Young (and her husband Marvin (Marty and their three children Philip, Devon and Caroline) of Unionville, Pennsylvania.

He was proud serving his country in World War II and was awarded a Purple Heart. After returning home, Phil attended Princeton University where he was a member the Ivy Club. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association.

He was an avid Fox hunter and thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast. One of his greatest accomplishments was winning the Maryland Hunt Cup aboard Ned's Flying in 1958. Phil treasured the wide open spaces and conserved land of his beloved Chester County, Pennsylvania.

There will be a Memorial Service in his honor at 10 A.M. on June 6th at Christ Church in Riverton, New Jersey to be followed by a reception at his home. He is being buried at a small family burial at Harleigh Cemetery in Pennsauken, NJ, where he will be surrounded by his grandfather, mother, sister, Jill and Adele, along with many other beloved family members.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association, 701 East Baltimore Pike #E, Kennett Square, PA 19348 and/or to the Neighborhood Hospice, 400 East Marshall St, West Chester, PA 19380.

[The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, 15 May 2016, Sun, Page B08]


 

Grave markers for Philip Ford Nieukirk Fanning and his second wife, Adele Aerosmith Fanning.

Pvt Fanning was transferred from the  11th Replacement Depot to Company G, 508th PIR on 10 August 1944.

He was reported as missing in action as of  20 Sept 1944.

His status was changed to wounded in action when he was determined to be in a field hospital. 

Still hospitalized on 29 December 1944, Pvt Fanning was transferred to the hospital's detachment of patients. 

The date of Pvt Fanning's return to the regiment  is unknown, however, on 20 September 1945, his name appeared on The roster for Hq 2nd.

 

 

 

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