Name:
John M. O'Briant
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
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Unit:
1st Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-01
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina
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John M. O'Briant was born on March 19, 1923. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Technician Fifth Grade in the 1st Infantry Division. He died on August 1, 1944 at the age of 21 and is now buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA. His name is commemorated on the First Infantry monument in Mons, Belgium and ranked as a Corporal.