Galen and Garland Dellinger
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Galen and Garland Dellinger
Subject
Dellinger, Galen Harrison (1925- )
Dellinger, Garland Burdette (1933-1997)
Description
Portrait of Galen (left) and Garland (right) Dellinger as young boys posed in studio.
Galen and Garland were the sons of John Hepner (1899-1966) and Mary Brooks (Hambleton) (1903-1996) Dellinger, a farming family from Jerome (some records say Bird Haven).
Galen graduated from Triplett High School. He volunteered for the military in 1943 and was assigned to the U.S. Marines. He was trained at Parris Island, South Carolina, before being sent to the Pacific theater where his rank was Private First Class.
After the war, he returned home and continued his education. He graduated from Shenandoah Business School, then attended Bridgewater College. He was working part-time as a bookkeeper and going to school when he married in 1949. He chose his father to be his best man.
His bride was Virginia Catherine Wilkins, from Mt. Jackson. Her parents were Albert Lee and Hazel Bertha (Helsley) Wilkins. Virginia had also graduated from Triplett High School. After, she earned a degree from Madison College, taught for two years in the Maryland schools, as well as a summer session at Shenandoah College in Dayton. When she married, she was about to start a new teaching job at the Mt. Clifton school, west of Mt. Jackson.
The couple had at least one son, Dennis Scott Dellinger.
Garland Burdette Dellinger enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and served until 1961.
While on active duty, he married Mildred Marie Hines (1936 - ), from Liberty Furnace. She was still in high school when their wedding took place in early 1955. In June 1955, the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper reported he was home from Lockbourne Air Base in Columbus, Ohio, for several days to visit and attend his wife’s graduation ceremony from Edinburg High School.
The couple’s first child, Sharon Marie Dellinger, arrived soon after.
Galen and Garland were the sons of John Hepner (1899-1966) and Mary Brooks (Hambleton) (1903-1996) Dellinger, a farming family from Jerome (some records say Bird Haven).
Galen graduated from Triplett High School. He volunteered for the military in 1943 and was assigned to the U.S. Marines. He was trained at Parris Island, South Carolina, before being sent to the Pacific theater where his rank was Private First Class.
After the war, he returned home and continued his education. He graduated from Shenandoah Business School, then attended Bridgewater College. He was working part-time as a bookkeeper and going to school when he married in 1949. He chose his father to be his best man.
His bride was Virginia Catherine Wilkins, from Mt. Jackson. Her parents were Albert Lee and Hazel Bertha (Helsley) Wilkins. Virginia had also graduated from Triplett High School. After, she earned a degree from Madison College, taught for two years in the Maryland schools, as well as a summer session at Shenandoah College in Dayton. When she married, she was about to start a new teaching job at the Mt. Clifton school, west of Mt. Jackson.
The couple had at least one son, Dennis Scott Dellinger.
Garland Burdette Dellinger enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and served until 1961.
While on active duty, he married Mildred Marie Hines (1936 - ), from Liberty Furnace. She was still in high school when their wedding took place in early 1955. In June 1955, the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper reported he was home from Lockbourne Air Base in Columbus, Ohio, for several days to visit and attend his wife’s graduation ceremony from Edinburg High School.
The couple’s first child, Sharon Marie Dellinger, arrived soon after.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "Jan 1938" on box of plates.
Contributor
Subjects identified by Galen H. Dellinger, who has the same picture at home.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
006404
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Galen and Garland Dellinger,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/39464.
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