Carlos L Odom (1911 - 1999)

Born 27 Oct 1911 in Dale, Alabama, United States

Died 3 Jul 1999 at age 87 in Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA

Biography

Carlos L Odom. ^[1][2][3][4] Source: Source: Details: Source Citation: Number: 263-38-7268; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951 Citation Text: Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL death date: 03 Jul 1999 death place: Panama City, Bay County, FL.^[5] Odom. ^[6] Odom. Odom. ^[7] Odom. ^[8] Found multiple versions of name. Using Carlos L Odom.

Born 27 OCT 1911. Dale Co., AL. ^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]} Source: Details: Database online. Number: 263-38-7268; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951. Citation Text: Record for Carlos Odom. ^[16] Source: Details: Source Citation: Number: 263-38-7268; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951 Citation Text: Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL death date: 03 Jul 1999 death place: Panama City, Bay County, FL.^[17] 1911 Alabama, USA. ^[18] Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 27 OCT 1911

Died 03 JUL 1999. Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA. ^[19][20][21] Source: Details: Source Citation: Number: 263-38-7268; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951 Citation Text: Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL death date: 03 Jul 1999 death place: Panama City, Bay County, FL. 03 JUL 1999. Lynn Haven, Bay, Florida, United States of America. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 03 JUL 1999

Event: SSN issued. Florida, USA. Source: Details: Database online. Number: 263-38-7268; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951. Citation Text: Record for Carlos Odom. BURIAL Florida, USA. ^[22]

Military Service: 12 FEB 1942. Camp Shelby, Mississippi. ^[23]

Residence BET 1935 AND 1993. Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA. ^[24] 1945 Bay, Florida, USA. ^[25] 1930 Daleville, Dale, Alabama. ^[26] 1930 Daleville, Dale, Alabama. ^[27] Bolivar, Mississippi.

Buried FL^[28] Florida, USA. ^[29]

Note: #N242.

Photo: #M158.

File @M158@. @M443@.

Notes

Note N242Entered the Army Corp of Engineers 12 Feb 1942 served stateside until 28 January 1943 then went to the Pacific Theatre until the wars end and returned to the states 22 Oct 1945. Served in Company 'E' 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment. Serial Number 34 139 595 Private First Class \par \par Discarge papers recorded at Bolivar County Mississippi 12 of November 1945 in Discharge Book #3 page 251 by J. L. Smith clerk \par \par Awarded 1 Bronze Star. \par 1945 \par \pard\ \cf2. 1

20 October. \i0 2d Engineer Special Brigade, less the 1459th Engineer Maintenance Company, Co B, 262d Medical Battalion and the 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, made an initial landing at Palo, San Jose, and Liloan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. \par \i 7 February. \i0 Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, 1459th Engineer Boat Maintenance Company, and the 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, less Company A, arrived at Tacloban. Leyte, Philippine Islands. \par \i 18 March. \i0 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, plus Detachment Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, made an initial landing at Tigbauan, Panay, Philippine Islands, and Guimaras and Itow Islands, Philippine Islands. \par \i 26 March. \i0 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, plus a Detachment of the 262d Medical Battalion and a Detachment of the 1459th Engineer Maintenance Company, made an initial landing at Talisay, Cebu, Philippine Islands. \par \i 28 March. \i0 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, plus a Detachment of Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, made an initial landing on Mactan Island, Philippine Islands. \par \i 29 March. \i0 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, plus a detachment of Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, made an initial landing at Pulupandan, Negros, Philippine Islands. \par \i 11 April. \i0 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, with a detachment of Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, made an initial landing at Tagbilaran, Bohol Island, Philippine Islands. 592d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment made an initial landing on Bataan Island, Philippine Islands. \par \i 20 April. \i0 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, with a detachment of Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, and a detachment of 1459th Engineer Maintenance Company, made an initial landing at Danao, Cebu Island, Philippine Islands. \par \i 26 April. \i0 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, with a Detachment of Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, made an initial landing at Catmon, Cebu, Philippine Islands. 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, with a Detachment of Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, made an initial landing at Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippine Islands. \par \i 27 April. \i0 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, with a Detachment of Company B, 262d Medical Battalion, and a Detachment of the 1459th Engineer Maintenance Company, made an initial landing at Sogod, Cebu Island, Philippine Islands. 592d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment made an initial landing at Pasacao, Luzon, Philippine Islands. \. 1

CHAPTER XVI \uc0\u8232 Biak: The Reduction of the Japanese Pockets\f1\fs48 \par \f0\b0\fs26 On 27 June Company E, 542d Engineer, Boat and Shore Regiment, started to construct a jetty near Mokmer, and in connection with this mission began working a gravel pit at the base of the ridge northwest of the village. Japanese mortar and rifle fire from the East Caves impeded the latter work and on 29 June 4.2-inch mortars and tanks had to be moved back into the area to shell the caves and protect the engineers. Within three days the mortars fired over 800 rounds into the caves. The engineer company, borrowing bazookas from an infantry unit, sent its own patrols into the caves, and Company I, 163d Infantry, sent patrols back into the area from the north.\cf3 \super 27\cf0 \nosupersub On 30 June the 205th Field Artillery Battalion sent one gun of Battery C to a position near Mokmer village to place about 800 rounds of smoke and high explosive shells into the caves.

Light harassing fire continued, however, and on 3 July elements of Company E, 542d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment,. 1

ENTRANCE TO THE EAST CAVES. moved into the caves under cover of tank fire from the base of the ridge. Some tunnels were sealed shut, twelve Japanese were killed, and two light machine guns were captured.\ Almost simultaneously, Company E, 163d Infantry, pushed into the caves from Mokmer village. Neither the engineer nor the infantry unit met as much resistance as had been anticipated. Patrolling throughout the caves was continued on the 4th and 5th, and on the latter day a platoon of Company E, 163d Infantry, entered the larger sump holes, where were found many automatic weapons, mortars, rifles, all types of ammunition, food, clothing, cooking utensils, and pioneer equipment. The next day loudspeakers and interpreters were sent into the caves to persuade the few remaining Japanese to surrender. Only ten Japanese, of whom eight were killed, were seen in the area. The Japanese who had lived uninjured through the heavy bombardments since 7 June had evacuated the East Caves.

External Files

• File M158. File: Users/billiejodom/Documents/Family Tree Maker/Odom_Greathouse_Family_Tree-2015 MediaMedia Item23.jpg.

• External File: M158 File: /Users/billiejodom/Documents/Family Tree Maker/Odom_Greathouse_Family_Tree-2015 Media/Media Item23.jpg

• File M268. File: Users/billiejodom/Documents/Family Tree Maker/Odom_Greathouse_Family_Tree-2015 Media1930 United States Federal Census-1.jpg. 1930 United States Federal Census. 63014, 1:39:46 PM. Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 186.0; FHL microfilm: 2339748.

• File M283. File: Users/billiejodom/Documents/Family Tree Maker/Odom_Greathouse_Family_Tree-2015 Media1840 United States Federal Census(3)-1.jpg. 1840 United States Federal Census. 63014, 1:39:48 PM.

• File M443. File: Users/billiejodom/Documents/Family Tree Maker/Odom_Greathouse_Family_Tree-2015 MediaMedia Item-23.jpg.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S163 burial place: FL death date: 03 Jul 1999 death place: Panama City, Bay County, FL. Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL
2. ↑ Source: #S152 residence date: 1935-1993 residence place: Panama City, FL Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL
3. ↑ Source: #S147 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 186.0; FHL microfilm: 2339748 Name: Carlos L Odom residence date: 1930 residence place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL File @M268@
4. ↑ Source: #S164 residence date: 1945 residence place: Bay, Florida Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL File @M283@
5. ↑ Source: #S168
6. ↑ Source: #S2 Database online. Record for Carlos Odom
7. ↑ Source: #S130 Database online. Record for Carlos Odom
8. ↑ Source: #S26 Database online. Record for Carlos Odom
9. ↑ Source: #S163 burial place: FL death date: 03 Jul 1999 death place: Panama City, Bay County, FL. Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL
10. ↑ Source: #S152 residence date: 1935-1993 residence place: Panama City, FL Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL
11. ↑ Source: #S26 Database online. Record for Carlos Odom
12. ↑ Source: #S147 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 186.0; FHL microfilm: 2339748 Name: Carlos L Odom residence date: 1930 residence place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL File @M268@
13. ↑ Source: #S164 residence date: 1945 residence place: Bay, Florida Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL File @M283@
14. ↑ Source: #S2 Database online. Record for Carlos Odom
15. ↑ Source: #S2 Database online. Record for Robert L Morris
16. ↑ Source: #S167
17. ↑ Source: #S168
18. ↑ Source: #S130 Database online. Record for Carlos Odom
19. ↑ Source: #S163 burial place: FL death date: 03 Jul 1999 death place: Panama City, Bay County, FL. Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL
20. ↑ Source: #S2 Database online. Record for Carlos Odom
21. ↑ Source: #S2 Database online. Record for Robert L Morris
22. ↑ Source: #S2 Database online. Record for Carlos Odom
23. ↑ Source: #S168
24. ↑ Source: #S152 residence date: 1935-1993 residence place: Panama City, FL Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL
25. ↑ Source: #S164 residence date: 1945 residence place: Bay, Florida Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL File @M283@
26. ↑ Source: #S147 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 186.0; FHL microfilm: 2339748 Name: Carlos L Odom residence date: 1930 residence place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL File @M268@
27. ↑ Source: #S147 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 186.0; FHL microfilm: 2339748 Name: Carlos L Odom residence date: 1930 residence place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL File @M268@
28. ↑ Source: #S163 burial place: FL death date: 03 Jul 1999 death place: Panama City, Bay County, FL. Name: Carlos L Odom birth date: 27 Oct 1911 birth place: Dale Co., AL
29. ↑ Source: #S2 Database online. Record for Robert L Morris

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