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Article: Walter Dorrer, 80, Air Force colonel.(METROPOLITAN)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- July 10, 2005
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Walter Dorrer, 80, Air Force colonel
Walter Dorrer, a retired Air Force colonel, died June 27 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in the District after a sudden illness and long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 80.
Col. Dorrer was born in the Village of Rhinebeck, N.Y., where he attended public schools. He graduated from the University of Maryland.
Col. Dorrer served for 30 years in the Air Force, including service in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War as a pilot and logistician.
He earned the rank of flight officer upon receiving his rating as a single-engine fighter ...