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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Odeen Delano Powell

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Fry, Kentucky

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE 6 MAY 1942, CAVITE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. PRISONER OF WAR, BILIBID PRISON, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS UNTIL 10 OCTOBER 1944 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON BOARD THE HELL SHIP ARISAN MARU FOR TRANSPORT TO JAPAN. KILLED 24 OCTOBER 1944 WHEN THE ARISAN MARU WAS SUNK. MEMORIALIZED AT THE MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDS: PURPLE HEART.