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Personal info

Full name
O'BRIEN, Patrick J
Date of birth
8 February 1913
Age
32
Place of birth
Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hometown
Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16015462
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 20 47

Immediate family

Members
Michael J. O’Brien (father)
Anna M. O’Brien (mother)
Michael F. O’Brien (brother)
Thomas J. O’Brien (brother)
Anna M. O’Brien (sister)
Cathrine M. O’Brien (sister)

More information

Pfc Patrick J. O’Brien attended high school for four years.

He joined the Regular Army in Peoria, Illinois on 13 August 1940.

In January 1944, in Italy, he was wounded by artillery shell fragments at his hand.
Pfc O’Brien was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions on 10 March 1944 in Anzio, Italy. He was awarded with a Silver Star for his actions on 28 October 1944 in France.

He was killed in a truck accident.

He also remembered at the Calvary Cemetery in Pawnee.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Kim/B J