World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Thomas R. O'Brien
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York
Honored By
John Meurs
Relationship
Dutch Historian
SERVICE NUMBER: 02062692. NAVIGATOR WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 853RD BOMB SQUADRON (H) OF THE 8TH 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, A B-24, SERIAL NUMBER 41-28884, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY. THE WHOLE CREW, INCLUDING THE HONOREE, WAS KILLED DURING THE ATTACK OR IN THE CRASH OF THE AIRCRAFT.