Navy officer Odell dies at 87: Fresnan served during WWII, Korea and Vietnam era.

From: Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) | Date: February 28, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Jim Steinberg

Feb. 28--Cmdr. Robert L. Odell of Fresno entered the U.S. Navy as a seaman at 17 in 1936, and stayed on board during World War II, the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War.

Cmdr. Odell died Feb. 18 at 87, after having a stroke.

Early in his career, Cmdr. Odell was on board the destroyer USS Dale, which played a part of the unsuccessful search for pilot Amelia Earheart, the Legion of Valor Museum in Fresno says in his written pr...

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