| Name |
O'Dell, Maurice A. |
| Birth |
20 Mar 1924 |
Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
ODEL.M004 |
| _FGRAVE |
23451271 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 2, 3] |
- Private First Class with the 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division. Entered combat in mid-October 1944 and was killed in action on December 4, 1944 in vicinity of Drulingen, Moselle, France. Awarded The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal.
Later, buried with military honors in Oskaloosa Cemetery at his hometown. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903183
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Maurice A. O'Dell (1924-1944)
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World War II Honoree, O'Dell, Maurice A. (1924-1944)
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114th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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Military Service Ribbons, O'Dell, Maurice A. (1924-1944)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
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44th Infantry Division, United States Army
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44th Infantry Division, United States Army
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Drulingen, France
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
4 Dec 1944 |
Drulingen, France [1, 4] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
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Drulingen, France
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| Burial |
Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, O'Dell, Maurice A.
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Headstone, O'Dell, Maurice A.
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| Person ID |
I43052 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
15 Jul 2024 |
English
1924 - 1944 (20 years)
