Brian P. Odiorne

Age: 21
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private First Class
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Station: Fort Hood, TX

Died While in Service: February 20, 2017
Location: Anbar Province, Iraq
Campaign: Operation Inherent Resolve

Medals & Commendations: National Defense

Hometown: Ware, MA
Family: He leaves his father, Duane E. Odiorne of Palmer; his mother, Sharon Staples and her fiancé Joshua Davis of Belchertown; two half-brothers, Kevin North and his wife Laura of Palmer and their children, Taelor, Christine and Lilly Marie and Kyle North of Belchertown; a step-sister, Alexis Davis of Kentucky; his paternal grandmother, Jeannie Odiorne of Ware; his maternal grandparents, Loretta Lund and David Staples of Belchertown; his maternal great-grandmother, Patricia Carter of Greenfield; uncles and aunts, Don and Mary Odiorne, Mike and Donna Staples and Theresa Moylan; cousins, Becky, George, Erin, Joseph, Robert and Sara and extended family and friends. Brian was predeceased by his paternal grandfather, Brian L. Odiorne.