World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis Joseph O'Brien
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brewster, New York
Honored By
Charles F. O'Brien
Relationship
Son
SERVED ON LST 5 FOR ABOUT A YEAR. LANDED OMAHA BEACH EARLY ON JUNE 6, 1944. WAS IN SIGNALS AND TOOK THE SIGNAL TO MOVE LST 5 UP BECAUSE ITS CARGO OF ANTI-TANK GUNS WAS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE INVASION WAS TRANSFERRED TO AN LSM IN THE PACIFIC TO PREPARE FOR INVASION OF JAPAN.