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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William G. R. Odom

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Memphis, Tennessee

Honored By

Carol Odom Fletcher

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE DESTROYER USS DREXLER UNTIL IT WAS SUNK BY TWO JAPANESE KAMIKAZE PLANES. HE WAS ONE OF ONLY ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE SAILORS ABOARD WHO SURVIVED THIS ATTACK.