Hillbilly Heaven From the Memories of Ira Irvin Boggs |
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Author:
| Boggs, Dallas Ervin |
ISBN: | 978-1-64753-780-7 |
Publication Date: | May 2021 |
Publisher: | URLink Print & Media
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $11.50 |
Book Description:
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Ira I. Boggs (1895 - 1983), a Veteran of World War I, was a West VirginiaMountaineer as rugged as the mountains in which he lived most of hislife. He survived by practicing his strong Christian Faith, toughened byhard work while growing up in a large family sustained only by the fatof the land and the sweat of the brow. His machine gun battalion wasalternately labeled "Pershings Pets" and the "Sight Seeing Battalion"because they followed behind the main front and traveled extensively
Ira I. Boggs (1895 - 1983), a Veteran of World War I, was a West VirginiaMountaineer as rugged as the mountains in which he lived most of hislife. He survived by practicing his strong Christian Faith, toughened byhard work while growing up in a large family sustained only by the fatof the land and the sweat of the brow. His machine gun battalion wasalternately labeled "Pershings Pets" and the "Sight Seeing Battalion"because they followed behind the main front and traveled extensively