Hugh X O'Donnell
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Southern Comfort III' #42-50896.
Flight Officer Hugh X. O’Donnell was born April 9, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Hugh and Ann O’Donnell. He was from Brooklyn, New York.
On March 24, 1945, he was the Copilot of “Southern Comfort,” B-24 tail #42-50896, of the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Wesel, Germany.
He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Southern Comfort III
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 9 April 1923 | Flight Officer Hugh X. O’Donnell was born April 9, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Hugh and Ann O’Donnell. He was from Brooklyn, New York. |
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Died |
24 March 1945 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 March 1945 | On March 24, 1945, he was the Copilot of “Southern Comfort,” B-24 tail #42-50896, of the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Wesel, Germany. |
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Buried |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13600 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp