Name:
John Thomas O'Donnell
Rank:
Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
6th Naval Beach Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-06-08
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, New York
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John Thomas O'Donnell was born on January 6, 1922 in Hamburg, Erie County, New York. He was the son of Anthony A. O'Donnell and Mary A. O'Donnell. John served in the 6th Naval Beach Battalion as a Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class Petty Officer during World War II. He died on June 8, 1944 at the age of 22 at Omaha beach on D-day and is now buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, Erie County, New York, USA.