World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James E. O'Donnell, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honored By
Kenneth R. Kline, Jr.
Relationship
Friend
AERIAL GUNNER WITH 455TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 323RD BOMB GROUP, 9TH ARMY AIR FORCES. HE WAS A TAIL GUNNER ON THE B-26B 'LOIS ROSE' WHEN IT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY ON 25 MAY 1944. HE WAS TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR BY THE GERMANS UNTIL LIBERATED IN APRIL OF 1945. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE.