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Interlachen Elementary to be renamed for Black American hero The Putnam County School Board voted unanimously for the change Updated:  Tags:  PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – The name of Medal of Honor recipient Robert H. Jenkins Jr. will not be lost to history, despite the closing of the Putnam County middle school named in his honor. The county’s School Board voted unanimously this week to rename Interlachen Elementary School as Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary, ensuring the Black American hero’s legacy will live on for generations to come. Jenkins was born in Interlachen in 1948 and enlisted ...