World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe O'Donnell
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Washington, District Of Columbia
Honored By
A Grateful American
COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHER. RECORDED THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. IN SEPTEMBER 1945, HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OUTSIDERS TO VISIT HIROSHIMA AFTER ITS DESTRUCTION BY THE ATOMIC BOMB, AND TOOK MANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE BOMB.