World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin Odell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Strongs Prairie, Wisconsin
Honored By
G. E. Holcomb
ENLISTED AND SERVED AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER ON B-26 BOMBERS OF THE NINTH AIR FORCE. FLEW 45 MISSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND THE ARDENNES. LIBERATED FROM PRISON CAMP STALAG 39 BY PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, THE AIR MEDAL WITH SEVEN OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, TWO OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.