Posted by Terry Powers on November 2, 2022:

His bio shows some limited information. On June 30, 1950, he married Elizabeth Leslie Tibbetts. One week later he received his orders for Korea. His next of kin was listed as his widow, Elizabeth Leslie Tibbetts Odell of Columbus, Georgia, the daughter of Army officer, Ralph Edmund Tibbetts and Elizabeth Ruth Lowe Tibbetts. www.findagrave.com/memorial/121819987/fenton-mcglachlin-odell Silver Star 8th Cavalry Regiment I CO 3 BN Army Hostile, Died (KIA) Location Or Battle Zone: Taegu Area USMA Class of 1949, Second Lieutenant Odell was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action against the enemy in South Korea on September 2, 1950. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, family later moved to California. Son of Colonel Joseph Conrad Odell and Elizabeth McGlachliin Odell. www.koreanwar.org/html/22185/korean-war-project-ohio-o-0059394-2lt-fenton-mcglachlin-odell/ Silver Star Purple Heart Combat Infantryman Badge Killed in Action. Incident location: South Korea, Battle of Pusan. The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a large-scale battle between United Nations and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950. The "Pusan Perimeter", was a 140-mile defensive line around the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula. It was one of the first major engagements of the Korean War. An army of 140,000 UN troops, having been pushed to the brink of defeat, were rallied to make a final stand against the invading North Korean army of 98,000 men. At the end of the battle, each side had over 60,000 casualties of those killed, wounded or captured. www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=249133

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