Individual Details
Charles Griffin Conner SIPPI
(13 Dec 1907 - 3 Feb 1954)
Events
| Birth | 13 Dec 1907 | Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Miscellaneous | 8 Jun 1916 | ran nine miles in the rain when he bacame frightened since he thought several other boys wanted to harm him when they called to him. - Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Military | From 15 Feb 1927 to 3 Feb 1954 | in the United States Army |  | | |
| Census | 1930 | Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia | | ||
| Marriage | 4 Oct 1930 | Walker County, Georgia - Lucy Frances HALL | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Fort Oglethorpe, Walker County, Georgia | | ||
| Marriage | Jun 1938 | Cumberland, Maryland - Violet I. SPICHER | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Fort Knox Military Reservation, Hardin County, Kentucky | | ||
| Divorce | Bef 24 Apr 1942 | Violet I. SPICHER | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 30 Apr 1942 | Kindrel Mae CREEKMORE | | | |
| Divorce | Bet Mar 1945 and 15 Sep 1945 | Kindrel Mae CREEKMORE | | | |
| Marriage | 6 Nov 1946 | Monroe County, Wisconsin - Harriet A. RAYMOND | | ||
| Residence | 24 Jan 1950 | Fort Knox Military Reservation, Hardin County, Kentucky | | ||
| Annulment | May 1951 | Madison, Wisconsin - Harriet A. RAYMOND | | ||
| Miscellaneous | May 1951 | and Harriet Sipii's marriage was annulled (on the grounds that his previous divorce was not final) - Monroe County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 27 Nov 1952 | registered at a hotel with a woman who later died from smoke suffocation after he left - 1420 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington | | | |
| Death | 3 Feb 1954 | Eta Jima, Japan | | | |
| Burial | 16 Mar 1954 | Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Harriet A. RAYMOND (1927 - 1986) |
| Child | Jo Ann SIPPI (1947 - 2005) |
| Spouse | Lucy Frances HALL (1907 - 1938) |
| Spouse | Kindrel Mae CREEKMORE (1915 - 1947) |
| Spouse | Violet I. SPICHER (1917 - 2011) |
| Father | William Griffin SIPPI (1882 - 1943) |
| Mother | Effie Ellen CONNER (1887 - 1960) |
Notes
Military
He served overseas from 30 April 1942 to 25 January 1945 in Africa and Italy. While serving with the U.S. Army during World War II, he won a battlefield commission in Italy. He was also awarded nine battle stars. He was discharged15 July 1947 at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin but reenlisted. He was a Master Sergeant when he filed an application with Pennsylvania for World War II compensation.
Marriage
Kindrel married Charles G. Sippi sometime before 30 April 1942 since he was overseas from 30 April 1942 to 25 January 1945 during World War II. She is the same person that married George Boro since she was living at 1617 W. Jefferson St. in Louisville, Kentucky when Charles G. Sippi received a promotion in 1944 and when she was shot on 3 May 1947 by her husband, George Boro.Divorce
Kindrel Sippi filed for divorce in March 1945 in Louisville, Kentucky according to the 15 March 1945 issue of The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky): Suits Filed 287770 Kindrel Sippi vs. Charles Sippi; divorce.Miscellaneous
Charles G. Sippi met a woman at the Silver Tavern in Seattle on Thanksgiving and registered with her as his wife at a hotel (1420 Sixth Avenue) on 27 November 1952. He gave his address as Fort Lawton. She later died from smoke suffocation caused by a bed fire from a lighted cigarette after he had left. She told him she was a barmaid but refused to give him her name. Although she was unidentified in the newspaper article in the Seattle Times, Mrs. John M. (Ruth May) Carlson was the only woman who died on November 27, 1952 in Seattle. Her obituary in The Tacoma Sunday Ledger-News Tribune for November 30, 1952 stated she died at home and leaves a husband.Death
Griffin committed suicide in Eta Jima, Japan while in the Army. Jacob Conner Wolfe, his half brother, said he had been involved in some kind of trouble and his mother was told by his commanding officer that she did not want to know what it was.Endnotes
1. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 December 2012), Charles G. Sippi; citing National Archives, Washington, D.C..
2. "Sgt. Charles G. Sippi," Obituary, Indiana Evening Gazette, 12 March 1954; Ancestry.com (htttp://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 November 2013).
3. "Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1910," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 July 2015), Charles Griffin Conner Sippi, born 13 December 1907; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Birth certificate number 164394.
4. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015), Charles Griffin Sippi; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvaia; Record Group 19, Series 19.92.
5. "Frigtened Boy Ran Nine Miles In Rain," News article, The Kane Republican, 9 June 1916, page 5, "Griffin Wolfe, the eight- year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolfe, of 309 Welsh street, took a walk to the water works on North Kane road yesterday afternoon..." ; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 26 November 2018).
6. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 December 2012), Charles G. Sippi; citing National Archives, Washington, D.C..
7. "Sgt. Charles G. Sippi," Obituary, Indiana Evening Gazette, 12 March 1954; Ancestry.com (htttp://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 November 2013).
8. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015), Charles Griffin Sippi; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvaia; Record Group 19, Series 19.92.
9. "Other decorations...," The Courier-Journal, 2 August 1944, Sgt. Charles G. Sippi, 1627 W. Jefferson, a battlefield commission to second lieutenant, with the 1st Armored Division in Italy.; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 8 January 2017).
10. "6 Louisville Men Serving In Outfit That's Won 550 Metals, Citations," The Courier-Journal, 26 December 1944, Charles G. Sippi, husband of Mrs. Kendral May Sippi, 1617 W. Jefferson, to first lieutenant. He is with the First Armored Division in Italy. ; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 8 January 2017).
11. 1930 U.S. census, Catoosa County, Georgia, Fort Oglethorpe, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 250 (stamped), sheet 10A, Charles G. Sippi; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 April 2013); from National Archives microfilm T626, roll 343.
12. "1882-June 1952 Walker County Marriages," database, Georgia USGen Web Archives Project (http:/files.usgwarchives.net/ : accessed 16 January 2015), Chas. G. Sippi and Lucy Francis Hall, 4 October 1930; citing Walker County Probate Court.
13. 1940 U.S. census, Hardin County, Kentucky, Fort Knox Military Reservation, enumeration district (ED) 47-21, sheet 13B, Charles G. Sippi; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 April 2014); from National Archives microfilm T627, roll 1312.
14. "Marriage Licenses," Cumberland Evening Times, 8 June 1938, Charles G. Sippi, 30, Indiana, Pa., Violet I. Spicher, 20, Arcadia, Pa.; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 8 January 2017).
15. 1940 U.S. census, Hardin County, Kentucky, Fort Knox Military Reservation, enumeration district (ED) 47-21, sheet 13B, Charles G. Sippi; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 April 2014); from National Archives microfilm T627, roll 1312.
16. "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 January 2017), Clyde F. Lewis and Violet I. Spicher, 24 April 1942.
17. "6 Louisville Men Serving In Outfit That's Won 550 Metals, Citations," The Courier-Journal, 26 December 1944, Charles G. Sippi, husband of Mrs. Kendral May Sippi, 1617 W. Jefferson, to first lieutenant. He is with the First Armored Division in Italy. ; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 8 January 2017).
18. "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 8 January 2017), Ernie Bridges and Kendrel Sippe, 15 September 1945; FHL microfilm 2,312,589.
19. "Suits Filed," The Courier-Journal, 15 March 1945, page 19, 287770--Kindrel Sippi vs. Charles Sippi; divorce; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 10 December 2018).
20. "Monroe County (Wisconsin) Marriage Records Index (1854-1968)," database, Monroe County Local History Room and Museum (http://www.monroecountyhistory.org : accessed 9 January 2017), Charles G. Sippi and Harriet Ann Raymond, 6 November 1946; Volume 20, page 97.
21. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015), Charles Griffin Sippi; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvaia; Record Group 19, Series 19.92.
22. "Annulment Granted," Wisconsin State Journal, 19 May 1951, "Harriett Sippi, 22, Sparta, from Charles Griffin Sippi, 42, Ft. Knox, Ky., on grounds that his previous divorce was not final."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 9 December 2018).
23. "Annulment Granted," Wisconsin State Journal, 19 May 1951; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : "Harriett Sippi, 22, Sparta, and Charles Griffin Sippi, 42, Ft. Knox, Ky., on grounds that his previous divorce was not final." 9 December 2018).
24. "Woman Found Suffocated in Hotel Room," The Seattle Times, 28 November 1952, Charles G. Sippi registered at a hotel with a woman who later died from smoke suffocation after he left; Genealogy Bank ( : accessed 11 June 2014), http://www.genealogybank.com.
25. "'Woman In Purple' Still Unidentified," Medford Mail Tribune, 30 November 1952, Charles G. Sippi registered at a hotel with a woman who later died from smoke suffocation after he left; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 8 January 2017).
26. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 December 2012), Charles G. Sippi; citing National Archives, Washington, D.C..
27. "Sgt. Charles G. Sippi," Obituary, Indiana Evening Gazette, 12 March 1954; Ancestry.com (htttp://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 November 2013).
28. "Sgt. Charles G. Sippi," Obituary, Indiana Evening Gazette, 12 March 1954; Ancestry.com (htttp://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 November 2013).