Col. Dale Douglas Hogoboom, a World War II veteran and former employee at The Chronicle of the Horse, died May 13 in Winchester, Va. He was 90.

Col. Hogoboom was born in Fargo, N.D., and was an officer in the U.S. Army in World War II. He landed on France’s Omaha Beach on June 8, 1944, as a member of the 79th Infantry Division. He received a Bronze Star for action at Cherbourg.

Col. Hogoboom also served as a staff officer during the Korean War. He retired from the Army as a colonel in 1972.

He then worked as business manager of The Chronicle of the Horse and of Whitewood Farm in Middleburg, Va., for 23 years.

Col. Hogoboom was preceded in death by his first wife, Marjorie H. Gaetz; second wife, Ruth W. Sills Hogoboom; and infant son Steve G. Hogoboom.

Survivors include two sons, Lawrence G. Hogoboom, Denver, Colo., and Steven J. Hogoboom, Leesburg, Va.; a brother, Richard L. Hogoboom, Fort Myers, Fla.; and four grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Suite 405, Winchester, VA 22601.