O'Dell Carroll

Jimmy "O'Dell" Carroll is the childhood friend of Homer Hickam Jr. and was a member of the Big Creek Missile Agency.

Portrayal in Adaptations
O'Dell was portrayed by Chad Lindberg. His character was combined with Sherman Siers to create "Sherman O'Dell", but they mostly called him O'Dell. It was also mentioned that O'Dell's father died in the mines while in the book, he was alive during the events.