World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Martin Joseph O'Brien
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN LATE 1942. ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN FEBRUARY, 1943. SERVED AS A BALL TURRET GUNNER OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER ON B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBER AIRCRAFT. PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT MISSIONS OVER NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.