Gary O'Donnell

Military Person

1968 – 2008

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Who was Gary O'Donnell?

Warrant Officer Class 2 Gary John O'Donnell GM & Bar was a British Army bomb disposal expert who was awarded the George Medal twice. The George Medal is the second highest decoration for "acts of great bravery" not "in the face of the enemy". His second George Medal was the first such award in 26 years and the first ever posthumous bar. O'Donnell was killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan.

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Born
Jul 21, 1968
Edinburgh
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Lived in
  • Edinburgh
Died
Sep 10, 2008
Helmand Province

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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