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Personal info

Full name
ODELL, William Leroy
Date of birth
16 October 1925
Age
18
Place of birth
Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York
Hometown
Saratoga County, New York

Military service

Service number
32949307
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Fremifontaine, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 12 26

Immediate family

Members
William P. Odell (father)
Esther (Fight) Odell (mother)
Evelyn Odell (sister)
Alice Odell (sister)

More information

Pvt William L. Odell enlisted in Albany, New York on 4 January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy