Newton Jasper Orndorff
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Title
Newton Jasper Orndorff
Subject
Orndorff, Newton Jasper (1918-1999)
Sailors - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Military personnel - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait photograph of Newton Jasper Orndorff in his U.S. Navy uniform.
Newton served during WWII and his uniform indicates his rank was Petty Officer Third Class and his job was as a shipfitter. Shipfitters fabricated and laid out metal for building and repairing ships.
Newton was born in Cedar Creek (Zepp) to Porter Field and Margaret Sue (Robinson) Orndorff. He married Agnes Molly Lineweaver and together they had a son, Steve, and a daughter, Yvonne.
For years, Newton worked at the Northern Virginia Daily office in Strasburg.
Newton lived in Woodstock when he died.
Newton served during WWII and his uniform indicates his rank was Petty Officer Third Class and his job was as a shipfitter. Shipfitters fabricated and laid out metal for building and repairing ships.
Newton was born in Cedar Creek (Zepp) to Porter Field and Margaret Sue (Robinson) Orndorff. He married Agnes Molly Lineweaver and together they had a son, Steve, and a daughter, Yvonne.
For years, Newton worked at the Northern Virginia Daily office in Strasburg.
Newton lived in Woodstock when he died.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1940s
Contributor
Identified by Graham Conner who worked with the subject at the Northern Virginia Daily Offices in Strasburg.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Documentation for Newton Jasper Orndorff's separation from the Navy appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025342, 025652, and 027276.
Identifier
004602
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Newton Jasper Orndorff,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/33825.
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