BG Robert James O'Donnell

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BG Robert James O'Donnell Veteran

Birth
Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
29 Jun 1972 (aged 61)
Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Annex O-118
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Robert James O'Donnell served as a Brigadier General in the United States Army.

He served in the Army during World War II and also during the Korean War.

He was a son of James Patrick O'Donnell and Pearl Katherine (Geiger) O'Donnell.

He served as an officer in the Pennsylvania National Guard from September 17, 1936 to the date of his induction into the Army.

He entered active service with the U.S. Army on February 17, 1941 at Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

He received his discharge from the Army for his World War II service on November 3, 1947 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was originally from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

He was married to Sara E. Hall in 1945 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was residing in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania at the time of his death.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on July 5, 1972.
Robert James O'Donnell served as a Brigadier General in the United States Army.

He served in the Army during World War II and also during the Korean War.

He was a son of James Patrick O'Donnell and Pearl Katherine (Geiger) O'Donnell.

He served as an officer in the Pennsylvania National Guard from September 17, 1936 to the date of his induction into the Army.

He entered active service with the U.S. Army on February 17, 1941 at Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

He received his discharge from the Army for his World War II service on November 3, 1947 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was originally from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

He was married to Sara E. Hall in 1945 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was residing in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania at the time of his death.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on July 5, 1972.

Inscription


ANNEX O-118

ROBERT J O'DONNELL
BRIG GEN US ARMY
APR 15 1911 JUN 29 1972
SARA E
HIS WIFE
JUL 1 1918 NOV 17 1994

Gravesite Details

Recipient of the Silver Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit Medal, ARCOM, Air Medal, & Purple Heart