World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Vincent O'Donnelly
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Honored By
Family
B-17 LEAD NAVIGATOR FOR THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 99TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 346TH SQUADRON STATIONED IN FOGGIA, ITALY. COMPLETED THIRTY-FIVE SORTIES (MORE THAN FIFTY MISSIONS) OVER GERMANY. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH EIGHT MAJOR BATTLE STARS AND THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL.