Name:
John Jessie Odell
Rank:
Private First Class
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Unit:
330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1942-10-29
State:
California
Cemetery:
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California
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John Jessie Odell was born on November 30, 1917. He served in the 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, as a Private First Class and Gunner of the B-24D Liberator #41-23712 in World War II. Their airplane took off at 7:20 AM on October 29, 1942, with a crew of 12 on an operational U-boat patrol mission over the Bay of Biscay. They turned around at 11:30, but three hours later, due to heavy rain and poor visibility, their plane clipped Bossington Hill and crashed in the marsh at Porlock, England, killing 11 of the crew. SSgt Thorpe was the sole survivor.
PFC Odell is now buried in the Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA.