Leonard O'Doull

Leonard O'Doull, M.D., was a surgeon who served in the U.S. Army on the Québec front in the Great War at a military hospital in Riviere-du-Loup. While stationed there, he met Nicole Galtier, the daughter of Lucien Galtier, upon whose land the hospital had been built. He married Nicole in 1917 and after the war he settled down to practice in Rivière-du-Loup in the Republic of Québec. The marriage produced one son, Lucien O'Doull, named for his maternal grandfather, Lucien Galtier.

In his time in Riviere-du-Loup, O'Doull developed a fondness for the Quebecois people and culture, and became very close to his wife's family, especially his father-in-law, Lucien Galtier.

When the Second Great War began, O'Doull was encouraged by US authorities to rejoin the US Army. Despite his having grown very comfortable in the Republic of Quebec, he found his loyalties remained with the nation of his birth and rejoined the Army's Medical Service. He was stationed on the Virginia front, where he befriended Granville McDougald, and was transferred to the city of Pittsburgh when it was invaded by the Confederates.

Though he had once been an interesting character, since becoming a viewpoint character, O'Doull has come to be considered a boring character by many fans. This is especially disappointing as he replaced the popular Galtier.