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866848 Private Charles O’Dell

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion
Source; National Archives. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Born: 02 Jul 1918
Died: 01 Jul 2013
Age at death: 94 years, 11 months, and 29 days

Parachute Course: K?

Prisoner of War — No. 118054
  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover, 01 Oct 1944 – 04 Nov 1944
  • Arb.Kdo 7005 — Salzgitter, 03 Nov 1944 – 09 Apr 1945
    Building work, Salzgitter

Released: 10 May 1945


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