West Virginia Pioneers
William Warren Boggess
1923 - 1945 (21 years)-
Name William Warren Boggess Nickname Billy Born 25 Jul 1923 West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 31 Jan 1945 [1] Buried Virginia, USA Notes
World War II Military News - The Jackson Herald
Late reports of war casualties received by Jackson County families up to last night showed that William W. Boggess, serving with the Navy in the Pacific, had been killed in action; Sgt. Eugene Lincicome, of Ravenswood,; Pvt. Guy W. Shaffer, of Ripley, had been wounded and two other rumors of reports being received had not been confirmed at press time. William Boggess, a well known Ripley youth, entered the service last summer and for some time had been with the Pacific fleet. His mother, Mrs. Addie Boggess Knapp, who at the present time is living in Union City, Pa. He is a grandson of Mrs. Mary McGraw of Ripley. The telegram concerning Sgt. Lincicome came to his mother, Mrs. Othell Lincicome, of Ravenswood, and stated that he had been wounded in action while fighting in Belgium on Jan 9. The telegram concerning Pvt. Guy Shaffer was received by his wife, Mrs. Gladys C. Shaffer, of Ripley, and stated that he had been wounded in action in France on Jan 7. William Boggess is survived by his mother, Mrs. W.A. Knapp, of Union City, Pa., and his father, Dr. W.W. Boggess, of Spencer, and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Rader, of Madison, Wisc., and Joan and Barbara Boggess, with the mother in Union City.
Mrs. J.G. Fox, of Ravenswood, received notice last week that Sgt. Eugene Stackpole, her nephew and the son of Mr.and Mrs. Thurman Stackpole, of Clarksburg, had been killed in action in Belgium on Jan 2. He had been in the service for three years. (Friday, Feb 2, 1945)
Person ID I70987 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father Dr William Warren Boggess, b. 24 Dec 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 31 Jan 1961, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age 69 years) Mother Addie McGraw, b. 9 May 1899, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1984 (Age 84 years) Married 24 Mar 1918 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV 168-171
Boggess, Warren F 26
Addie 20
Elizabeth da 11/12
1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV #127-136 all wVWVWV
Boggess, William W 35 md age 24 dentist
Addie M wife 30 md age 16
Elizabeth da 11
Billy son 6
Joan da 2 2/12
World War II Military News - The Jackson Herald
Late reports of war casualties received by Jackson County families up to last night showed that William W. Boggess, serving with the Navy in the Pacific, had been killed in action; Sgt. Eugene Lincicome, of Ravenswood,; Pvt. Guy W. Shaffer, of Ripley, had been wounded and two other rumors of reports being received had not been confirmed at press time. William Boggess, a well known Ripley youth, entered the service last summer and for some time had been with the Pacific fleet. His mother, Mrs. Addie Boggess Knapp, who at the present time is living in Union City, Pa. He is a grandson of Mrs. Mary McGraw of Ripley. The telegram concerning Sgt. Lincicome came to his mother, Mrs. Othell Lincicome, of Ravenswood, and stated that he had been wounded in action while fighting in Belgium on Jan 9. The telegram concerning Pvt. Guy Shaffer was received by his wife, Mrs. Gladys C. Shaffer, of Ripley, and stated that he had been wounded in action in France on Jan 7. William Boggess is survived by his mother, Mrs. W.A. Knapp, of Union City, Pa., and his father, Dr. W.W. Boggess, of Spencer, and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Rader, of Madison, Wisc., and Joan and Barbara Boggess, with the mother in Union City.
Mrs. J.G. Fox, of Ravenswood, received notice last week that Sgt. Eugene Stackpole, her nephew and the son of Mr.and Mrs. Thurman Stackpole, of Clarksburg, had been killed in action in Belgium on Jan 2. He had been in the service for three years. (Friday, Feb 2, 1945)
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