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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Henry Talbot Odom, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Greenwood, Mississippi

Honored By

VMI Mc 43

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944. LEFT AFTER MORE THAN 2 YEARS TO JOIN THE U.S. AIR FORCES. HE ATTENDED AERIAL GUNNERY SCHOOL AND THEN BOMBARDIER SCHOOL AND SUBSEQUENTLY RODE THE TAIL GUNNER'S SEAT IN A B-17 OVER EUROPE FOR 35 MISSIONS. HE WAS AWARDED 6 AIR MEDALS.