Husband: William Low Swisher
Born: Jan-19-1925 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Resided: formerly in Conyers, Rockdale Co, GA 3
Resided: 1946 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Occupation: truck driver
Military: 1942 - 1946 BM3, US Navy, World War II (North Africa & Pacific) 5 (see note 1)
Father: Melburn Eugene Swisher (1905 - 1974)
Mother: Lula Dessel Davis (1906 - 1965)
Wife: Thelma Iris Lipscomb
Also known as: Iris T. Lipscomb
Married: Sep- 4-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6
Born: May- 7-1924 at Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3
Resided: formerly in Conyers, Rockdale Co, GA 3,7
Resided: 1946 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1940 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: Jul-13-1944 - Aug- 9-1946 SpX, US Navy, Air Traffic Controller, Norfolk NAS Va, World War II (see note 2)
Father: Hobert Lipscomb (1896 - 1994)
Mother: Lelah Gay Zahn (1897 - 1991)
F Child 1: Living
M Child 2: Living
M Child 3: Living
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (4) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (5) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 445 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797829&Type=Marriage. (7) West Union Record, 6/21/1977. Event Notes Note (1) Served aboard the attack cargo ship USS Algorab (AKA-8), the attack transport USS Marvin H McIntyre (APA-129), and the light cruiser USS Albany. Note (2) Following training (boot camp) at Hunter College in the Bronx, New York, she was assigned to the Norfolk Naval Air Station in Virginia, where she worked as an air traffic controller for the duration of her enlistment.