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Personal info

Full name
O'DONNELL, Walter
Date of birth
23 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
42078015
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kruchten-Hommerdingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 14 76

Immediate family

Members
John F. O’Donnell (father)
Frances M. (O’Connor) O’Donnell (mother)
John F. O’Donnell (brother)
Thomas P. O’Donnell (brother)
Catherine O’Donnell (sister)
Martin O’Donnell (brother)

More information

Pvt Walter O’Donnell graduated from high school.
He was employed by the New York Life Insurance Co. before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 9 March 1944.
He was killed due to head injuries.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / O’Donnell Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten