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ODOM, Howard Nolan - Date of
birth
16 July 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Lowndes County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Lowndes County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1821760 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 18 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph A. Odom (father)
Belle I. (Loftis) Odom (mother)
Felton C. Odom (brother)
Troy A. Odom (brother)
Owen O. Odom (brother)
Joe R. Odom (brother)
Gladys E. (Reynolds) Odom (wife)
More information
Ist Lt Howard N. Odom enlisted at Columbus Army Air Base Mississippi on 25 November 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Wade Hammans, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Wade Hammans