World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Allen Herbert Odum
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jesup, Georgia
Honored By
Lanya Odum Hines
Relationship
Daughter
IN 1943, AT AGE 15, HE WORKED IN THE BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA SHIPYARDS BUILDING LIBERTY SHIPS. WHEN HE TURNED 18, HE ENLISTED AND SERVED WITH H TROOP, 7TH CAVALRY AS A HEAVY MORTAR CREWMAN. RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, JAPAN.