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Deborah Hager, Pfc. George W. Elmore’s niece, is presented a token of appreciation during a ceremony, where Camp Allen was rededicated as Camp Elmore in honor of Korean War Navy Cross recipient, Pfc. Elmore, Nov. 27, 2018 at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia. Elmore, while serving as an automatic rifleman in Korea, was killed February 26, 1951 and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1953, Camp Elmore was the first Marine Corps installation to be named in honor of an enlisted Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/ Released)

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Rededication ceremony honors Korean War hero

Nov 30, 2018

Camp Elmore, Va - Deborah Hager, Pfc. George W. Elmore’s niece, is presented a token of appreciation during a ceremony, where Camp Allen was rededicated as Camp Elmore in honor of Korean War Navy Cross recipient, Pfc. Elmore, Nov. 27, 2018 at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia. Elmore, while serving as an automatic rifleman in Korea, was killed February 26, 1951 and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1953, Camp Elmore was the first Marine Corps installation to be named in honor of an enlisted Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/ Released)

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