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name
O'BRIEN, John R - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11131809 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hofen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. O’Brien (father)
Brendan J. O’Brien (brother)
More information
Pfc John R. O'Brien enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 May 1943.Together with six men of I Company, Pfc O'Brien was occupying a house, when it became a target for German machine gun fire.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Camp Fannin Roll of Honor, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet