West Virginia Pioneers
William Warren Shinn
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Name William Warren Shinn Born 10 Dec 1923 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
[1] Gender Male Died Yes, date unknown Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
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Jackson Herald
William W. Shinn, only son of Mrs. Glenva (Casto) Shinn of Ripley, and Keith Simmons, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Sattis Simmons of Ripley, enlisted in Naval Aviation last Dec and began intensive training in April. Shinn is stationed in New York and Simmons is in Tenn. (Friday, Oct, 8, 1943).
William W. Shinn, son of Mrs. W.W. Shinn, of Ripley, and the late Mr. Shinn, was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy on November 28, at the Pensacola, Florida air base, and is still stationed there awaiting orders. Following his graduation from Ripley High School, he enlisted in the Navy Flying Corps on December 14, 1942 and was called to active duty the following April and trained at Charlottesville, VA., Troy, N.Y., and Illinois and for several months at the Florida base. (Friday, Dec 8, 1944)
Person ID I71270 WVPioneers Last Modified 2 Feb 2018
Father Walter Warren Shinn, b. 22 Sep 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
, d. 19 Feb 1941, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
(Age 39 years) Mother Orla Glenva Casto, b. 22 Feb 1899, West Virginia, USA
, d. Dec 1970, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
(Age 71 years) Married 28 Sep 1922 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
[2] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 9/28/1922 at Parkersburg
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Walter Warren Shinn, 21, Jackson, Ripley
Orla Glenva Casto, 23, Jackson, Ripley
1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 154-155
Shinn, Walter W 29 md age 21
Glenva 30 md age 22
William W son 6
Jackson Herald
William W. Shinn, only son of Mrs. Glenva (Casto) Shinn of Ripley, and Keith Simmons, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Sattis Simmons of Ripley, enlisted in Naval Aviation last Dec and began intensive training in April. Shinn is stationed in New York and Simmons is in Tenn. (Friday, Oct, 8, 1943).
Family ID F7198 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Evelyn Fern Slaven, b. 5 Jun 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
, d. Yes, date unknown Married 16 Apr 1945 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
[3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 4/16/1945 at Charleston
Place: Kanawha
William Warren Shinn, 21, Jackson, Ripley
Evelyn Fern Slaven, 18, Jackson, Charleston
Family ID F23223 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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