Portfolio Category: Hero Histories

The Stories of our Orange, VA Heroes | Eldridge W. Quinian

During World War I Eldridge W. Quinian was an ambulance driver and after the war he tried to contact someone from Orange County because he was in possession of plaque from the ambulance that he drove.  The ambulance was donated by the people of Orange County.  Two letters to Mrs. Sarah Brady of Rapidan detail…
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The Stories of our Orange, VA Heroes | Hezekiah Clarence Turner – WWII

Hezekiah Clarence Turner served both in World War I and World War II.  The duties of an African –American abroad ships were very limited during this time of discrimination.  That did not stop this sailor to rise in the ranks.  After serving more than twenty-five years, he lost his life on Christmas Eve 1943. Contributed…
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