Odell Grandstaff
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Title
Odell Grandstaff
Subject
Grandstaff, Odell (1925-1944)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photo of a photograph of Odell Grandstaff wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Odell was born November 2, 1925 in Columbia Furnace. He served in the US Army's 99th Infantry Division during the Second World War and was Killed in Action on December 13, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Odell's body was returned to the United States after the war and is buried in Woodstock Virginia.
Odell was born November 2, 1925 in Columbia Furnace. He served in the US Army's 99th Infantry Division during the Second World War and was Killed in Action on December 13, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Odell's body was returned to the United States after the war and is buried in Woodstock Virginia.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca. 1941
Contributor
Identified by Miriam W. Irvin.
Additional information provided by P.M. Fravel
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
003022
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Odell Grandstaff,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28930.
Comments
P. M. Fravel
James Odell GRANDSTAFF was born on 2 November 1925 in Columbia Furnance, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA. His father, James, was age 24 and his mother, Mildred, was 23 when James Odell Grandstaff was born. Odell had one brother and three sisters. He served in the U.S. 99th Infantry Division and died on 13 December 1944, WW II Europe at the age of 19 during the opening days of the Bttle of the Bulge. GRandstaff's body was later returned to the U.S. and was buried in Woodstock, Virginia, USA.
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