World War II Honoree

George Joseph O'Shea

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Attached to the staff of the commander, Amphibious Force, Southwest Pacific Area under Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey and served as operational planning officer and naval gunfire officer. He served aboard the USS Blue Ridge and USS Henry T. Allen and participated in the New Guinea campaign and in combats in the Philippine Islands. In 1945 he became an instructor at the Army-Navy Staff College in Washington, D.C. Received the Navy Commendation Medal, American Defense Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal with one star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three 3/16 inch service stars.