Name:
Robert G. O'Brien
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-08-06
State:
New York
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
C
Row:
Grave:
579
Decoration:
Comments:
Robert G. O'Brien was born on March 26, 1921. He served in the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He died on August 6, 1944 at the age of 23 and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. 1Lt O'Brien was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.