Note: this memorial updated Sept. 7, 2018.
DENNIS LYNN ODELL
is honored on Panel 29E, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Son of Paul and Marcia Odell (a/k/a Marsha Showers in cemetery listing; clarification would be appreciated).
Born in Corning, Iowa; the family moved to Fairfield, Iowa in May, 1964.
Dennis then attended the Fairfield High School for two years; he was graduated in 1966.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps on February 20, 1967 and received his recruit training at San Diego, California. He arrived in Vietnam on August 7, 1967 after spending leave with his family in Fairfield. His last letter from Vietnam was written October 31, 1967.
He was survived by his parents, and a brother, Fred, and two sisters, Linda and Candace.
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On Tuesday, November 21, 1967, Pfc. Dennis L Odell was laid to rest at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa., ten days after his death in Quang Tri, Vietnam.
He was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Division at the time of his death.
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On September 4, 1968 the Odell family was presented with three Posthumous Awards to honor Dennis L Odell, the first military serviceman from Jefferson County, Iowa to be killed in the Vietnam conflict.
Included were the Bronze Star medal, and from the Republic of Vietnam: the Military Merit Medal and Cross of Gallantry with Palm.
In part, the citation for the Bronze Medal read:
"....While serving as a rifle man with Company D, 1st battalion, 3rd Marines, on the afternoon of 11 November, 1967, Pfc. Odell's platoon came under heavy automatic weapons fire from a North Vietnamese Army force entrenched in three well-camouflaged bunkers.
"Pfc. Odell, with exceptional courage and resolute determination, armed himself with hand grenades and, completely disregarding his own safety, bravely moved across the fire-swept area in an attempt to destroy the emplacement.
"As he neared the bunker he was mortally wounded by a burst of mchine-gun fire from an enemy bunker that had not been detected.
"Inspired by Pfc. Odell's heroic efforts, his fellow Marines launched an aggresssive assault against the hostile position that routed the enemy and resulted in six NVA confirmed killed and one captured.
"He gallantly gave his life for his country...."
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The biographical information above was drawn from a series of news reports found published in the Fairfield Ledger at the time of the events. It is placed on this memorial to honor the memory of Dennis Lynn Odell.
DENNIS LYNN ODELL
is honored on Panel 29E, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Son of Paul and Marcia Odell (a/k/a Marsha Showers in cemetery listing; clarification would be appreciated).
Born in Corning, Iowa; the family moved to Fairfield, Iowa in May, 1964.
Dennis then attended the Fairfield High School for two years; he was graduated in 1966.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps on February 20, 1967 and received his recruit training at San Diego, California. He arrived in Vietnam on August 7, 1967 after spending leave with his family in Fairfield. His last letter from Vietnam was written October 31, 1967.
He was survived by his parents, and a brother, Fred, and two sisters, Linda and Candace.
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On Tuesday, November 21, 1967, Pfc. Dennis L Odell was laid to rest at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa., ten days after his death in Quang Tri, Vietnam.
He was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Division at the time of his death.
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On September 4, 1968 the Odell family was presented with three Posthumous Awards to honor Dennis L Odell, the first military serviceman from Jefferson County, Iowa to be killed in the Vietnam conflict.
Included were the Bronze Star medal, and from the Republic of Vietnam: the Military Merit Medal and Cross of Gallantry with Palm.
In part, the citation for the Bronze Medal read:
"....While serving as a rifle man with Company D, 1st battalion, 3rd Marines, on the afternoon of 11 November, 1967, Pfc. Odell's platoon came under heavy automatic weapons fire from a North Vietnamese Army force entrenched in three well-camouflaged bunkers.
"Pfc. Odell, with exceptional courage and resolute determination, armed himself with hand grenades and, completely disregarding his own safety, bravely moved across the fire-swept area in an attempt to destroy the emplacement.
"As he neared the bunker he was mortally wounded by a burst of mchine-gun fire from an enemy bunker that had not been detected.
"Inspired by Pfc. Odell's heroic efforts, his fellow Marines launched an aggresssive assault against the hostile position that routed the enemy and resulted in six NVA confirmed killed and one captured.
"He gallantly gave his life for his country...."
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The biographical information above was drawn from a series of news reports found published in the Fairfield Ledger at the time of the events. It is placed on this memorial to honor the memory of Dennis Lynn Odell.
Note: this memorial updated Sept. 7, 2018.
DENNIS LYNN ODELL
is honored on Panel 29E, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
-----------------------
Son of Paul and Marcia Odell (a/k/a Marsha Showers in cemetery listing; clarification would be appreciated).
Born in Corning, Iowa; the family moved to Fairfield, Iowa in May, 1964.
Dennis then attended the Fairfield High School for two years; he was graduated in 1966.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps on February 20, 1967 and received his recruit training at San Diego, California. He arrived in Vietnam on August 7, 1967 after spending leave with his family in Fairfield. His last letter from Vietnam was written October 31, 1967.
He was survived by his parents, and a brother, Fred, and two sisters, Linda and Candace.
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On Tuesday, November 21, 1967, Pfc. Dennis L Odell was laid to rest at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa., ten days after his death in Quang Tri, Vietnam.
He was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Division at the time of his death.
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On September 4, 1968 the Odell family was presented with three Posthumous Awards to honor Dennis L Odell, the first military serviceman from Jefferson County, Iowa to be killed in the Vietnam conflict.
Included were the Bronze Star medal, and from the Republic of Vietnam: the Military Merit Medal and Cross of Gallantry with Palm.
In part, the citation for the Bronze Medal read:
"....While serving as a rifle man with Company D, 1st battalion, 3rd Marines, on the afternoon of 11 November, 1967, Pfc. Odell's platoon came under heavy automatic weapons fire from a North Vietnamese Army force entrenched in three well-camouflaged bunkers.
"Pfc. Odell, with exceptional courage and resolute determination, armed himself with hand grenades and, completely disregarding his own safety, bravely moved across the fire-swept area in an attempt to destroy the emplacement.
"As he neared the bunker he was mortally wounded by a burst of mchine-gun fire from an enemy bunker that had not been detected.
"Inspired by Pfc. Odell's heroic efforts, his fellow Marines launched an aggresssive assault against the hostile position that routed the enemy and resulted in six NVA confirmed killed and one captured.
"He gallantly gave his life for his country...."
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The biographical information above was drawn from a series of news reports found published in the Fairfield Ledger at the time of the events. It is placed on this memorial to honor the memory of Dennis Lynn Odell.
DENNIS LYNN ODELL
is honored on Panel 29E, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Son of Paul and Marcia Odell (a/k/a Marsha Showers in cemetery listing; clarification would be appreciated).
Born in Corning, Iowa; the family moved to Fairfield, Iowa in May, 1964.
Dennis then attended the Fairfield High School for two years; he was graduated in 1966.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps on February 20, 1967 and received his recruit training at San Diego, California. He arrived in Vietnam on August 7, 1967 after spending leave with his family in Fairfield. His last letter from Vietnam was written October 31, 1967.
He was survived by his parents, and a brother, Fred, and two sisters, Linda and Candace.
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On Tuesday, November 21, 1967, Pfc. Dennis L Odell was laid to rest at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa., ten days after his death in Quang Tri, Vietnam.
He was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Division at the time of his death.
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On September 4, 1968 the Odell family was presented with three Posthumous Awards to honor Dennis L Odell, the first military serviceman from Jefferson County, Iowa to be killed in the Vietnam conflict.
Included were the Bronze Star medal, and from the Republic of Vietnam: the Military Merit Medal and Cross of Gallantry with Palm.
In part, the citation for the Bronze Medal read:
"....While serving as a rifle man with Company D, 1st battalion, 3rd Marines, on the afternoon of 11 November, 1967, Pfc. Odell's platoon came under heavy automatic weapons fire from a North Vietnamese Army force entrenched in three well-camouflaged bunkers.
"Pfc. Odell, with exceptional courage and resolute determination, armed himself with hand grenades and, completely disregarding his own safety, bravely moved across the fire-swept area in an attempt to destroy the emplacement.
"As he neared the bunker he was mortally wounded by a burst of mchine-gun fire from an enemy bunker that had not been detected.
"Inspired by Pfc. Odell's heroic efforts, his fellow Marines launched an aggresssive assault against the hostile position that routed the enemy and resulted in six NVA confirmed killed and one captured.
"He gallantly gave his life for his country...."
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The biographical information above was drawn from a series of news reports found published in the Fairfield Ledger at the time of the events. It is placed on this memorial to honor the memory of Dennis Lynn Odell.
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