John Joseph O'Brien
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 271522
February 4, 1916
in Philadelphia, PA
John Joseph O’Brien (d. 1943)
Helen G. (Cannon) O’Brien (d. 1919)
St. Anthony’s Parochial School
Foreman
Main Belting Company
April 24, 1939
at Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1943
from Naval Ammo. Depot Fort Mifflin
June 17, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 17, 1944
Killed in action
6143 Harley Street, Philadelphia, PA – address of aunt, Mrs. Margaret Cannon
Service & Campaigns
Enlisted in US Marine Corps Reserve in April 1939; attended drills with Company A, Sixth Battalion, Philadelphia, through January 1941. To Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Fort Mifflin, for duty through January 1943. During service at Fort Mifflin, advanced in rank from private to sergeant.
Joined Baker Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River, NC, 14 February 1943.
Reenlisted 24 April 1943 in regular Marine Corps; awarded Good Conduct Medal.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines, 3 Platoon
Rank: Sergeant
MOS: 651 (Platoon Sergeant)
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines, 3 Platoon
Rank: Platoon Sergeant
MOS: 651 (Platoon Sergeant)
Important Events:
June 17, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown
June 22, 1944 – buried Plot 3, Row 5, Grave 520, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Good Conduct Medal
Campaign
Saipan (June 17, 1944)
For service 1939-1943
Citation
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John is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
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