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'''Born: '''<span style="">October 9, 1907

'''Died: '''<span style="">October 12, 1966

'''William O'Connor''' was a [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/World_War_II_veteran|World War II veteran]].  He was <span style="">a son of James W. and Ann Callan O'Connor.
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''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', October 13, 1966

'''William O'Connor '''

William B. O'Connor, a correction officer at Clinton Prison in Dannemora for 30 years, died at 7 a. m: Wednesday at [[Saranac%20Lake%20General%20Hospital|Saranac Lake General Hospital]] at the age of 39. He had been ill since May.

Mr. O'Connor was born Oct. 9, 1907 in Englewood, N. J., a son of James W. and Ann Callan O'Connor. He served with the military police for three years during World War II, and was a member of American Legion Post 447. He also was a member of the Plattsburgh Elks Club.

Mr. O'Connor lived in Dannemora and Saranac Lake making his home here with his sisters, Mrs. Mildred O'Connor and Mrs. Irene Garwood. He is survived also by a brother, James, of Buffalo.

Friends may call at the [[Fortune%20Funrral%20Home|Fortune Funrral Home]] where a Rosary service will he held at 8:30 11 his evening. A funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday at [[St.%20Bernard's%20Church|St. Bernard's Church]]. Burial will be in the family plot in [[St.%20Bernard's%20Cemetery|St. Bernard's Cemetery]].

Correction guards from Clinton Prison will serve as pallbearers for Mr. O'Connor and the flag at the prison will be half-mast in his memory.

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