Dorn, Olin Goode, 1921-1944.

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O.G. Dorn, Jr., was a native of Oswego (Sumter County, S.C.) and the only child of Olin Goode Dorn, Sr., and Ola Bethune Dorn; Dorn enrolled in Clemson College, 1938, and completed a degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1942; entered military service, June 1942 as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Dorn married Mary Ellerbee LeNoir of Hagood, S.C., on 4 Nov. 1943; in Sept. 1944, he deployed to the European Theatre as a captain; killed on 23 Dec. 1944 in Belgium and awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal posthumously.

From the description of Olin Goode Dorn papers, 1917-1972 (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 435681097

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South Carolina--Sumter County
Sumter County (S.C.)
France
South Carolina
Belguim
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Farmers
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
4-H Clubs
4-H Clubs
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Birth 1921

Death 1944

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