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
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.