World War II Honoree

Richard O'Green

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Swea City, Iowa

Honored By

Mark O'Green

Relationship

Son

SERVED IN 34TH DIVISION, 133RD INFANTRY. WENT TO IRELAND JUST AFTER NEW YEAR'S 1942, BRIEFLY TO ENGLAND, THEN TO AFRICA IN JANUARY 1943. HE STAYED ON THE FRONT LINES FOR NEXT 2 YEARS SPENDING LATE 1943 AND 1944 MOVING UP ITALY. HE WROTE HUNDREDS OF LETTERS HOME, WHICH LUCKILY WERE SAVED. HE ALSO WROTE HIS MEMOIRS IN LATER YEARS. THE THINGS HE SAW WERE TERRIFYING AND AMAZING TO SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WAR. HE WAS JUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF HIS TIME IN SERVICE.