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NAME Joseph Bernard O’Brien |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 288408 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 5436 West Berteau Avenue Chicago, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Effie O’Brien |
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| DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1921 at Joliet, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE July 17, 1940 at Chicago, IL |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Joseph B. O’Brien was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. O’Brien’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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