Leonard E. Hepner
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Title
Leonard E. Hepner
Subject
Hepner, Leonard Eugene (1921-2016)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait photograph of Leonard Eugene Hepner wearing a U.S. Army uniform indicating he was part of the Service Forces.
Leonard was born in Conicville to Charles Luther and Ruth Geneva (Mumaw) Hepner.
He served in the US Army during World War II in Germany and the Philippines. A machinist by trade, he constructed the prototype of the Norton Bomb Sight for targeted B52 bombing during World War II.
In all, Leonard E. Hepner worked for the U.S. Government for 37 years, retiring from the National Security Agency in 1978 and moving back to the Shenandoah Valley.
His first wife was Anna Lee Link (1926-1957).
After she died, Leonard married again to Ora Lee Hotinger, a woman he spent over 50 years with before he died.
The name, "Hepner", is written on the glass plate.
Leonard was born in Conicville to Charles Luther and Ruth Geneva (Mumaw) Hepner.
He served in the US Army during World War II in Germany and the Philippines. A machinist by trade, he constructed the prototype of the Norton Bomb Sight for targeted B52 bombing during World War II.
In all, Leonard E. Hepner worked for the U.S. Government for 37 years, retiring from the National Security Agency in 1978 and moving back to the Shenandoah Valley.
His first wife was Anna Lee Link (1926-1957).
After she died, Leonard married again to Ora Lee Hotinger, a woman he spent over 50 years with before he died.
The name, "Hepner", is written on the glass plate.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Sept 1946".
1944 per the identifier.
Contributor
Identified in 2010 by Sandra (Hepner) Mann, a daughter of Leonard E. Hepner. She had the same photograph at home and shared that this picture was taken just before he shipped overseas.
Additional biographical information was found on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Leonard E. Hepner appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 019751 and 021957.
Identifier
019751
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Leonard E. Hepner,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 15, 2025, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/49836.
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