Name:
William J. O'Brien
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
6905803
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
William J. O'Brien entered the military service in New York. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France but was declared Missing in Action and is memorialized on Tablets of the Missing, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.