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Personal info

Full name
O'BRIEN, Brice William
Date of birth
26 November 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36042889
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 9 14

Immediate family

Members
Patrick O’Brien (father)
Margaret O’Brien (mother)
Murnen O’Brien (brother)
Mary O’Brien (sister)

More information

Cpl Brice W. O’Brien enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 22 July 1941.

He attended high school for 1 year and was an Usher before he enlisted.

Cpl Brice W. O’Brien was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block Z, Row 10, Grave 190.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet