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Personal info

Full name
O'BRIEN, Willis Thompson
Date of birth
27 August 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Port Howe, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36966869
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Niederschaeffolsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 11 44

Immediate family

Members
John C. O'Brien (father)
Nellie C. (Allen) O'Brien (mother)
Mary O'Brien (sister)
Wylie M. O'Brien (brother)
Avard W. O'Brien (brother)
John E. O'Brien (brother)
Myrna A. O'Brien (sister)
Herbert L. O'Brien (brother)
Mildred M. (Voss) O’Brien (wife)
Arlene O'Brien (daughter)
Beverly A. O'Brien (daughter)

More information

Pvt Willis T. O’Brien took his Oath of Allegiance and became a US citizen in 1939. He was employed at the Hendrickson Motor Truck Company before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Nova Scotia Births, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, Wartime Heritage Association

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – David Johnson

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