MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A Marine who had married about a month ago and just found out his wife was going to have a baby was shot to death in Iraq during a house search, his family said Tuesday.
Sgt. Michael Ferschke Jr. died Sunday, his father said. Ferschke, 22, of Maryville, was assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division and stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
Ferschke’s father, Michael said his son had been in Iraq since March. The son and his wife had just found out they were going to have a baby, due in January.
Ferschke said his son was born in Rhode Island, but grew up and went to high school in Maryville, about 16 miles south of...