World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Albert O’Rourke
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Robert & Kathy Hempel
Relationship
Nephew
He was a Marine and was In the Guadalcanal campaign fighting the Japanese forces. He was killed in a vehicle incident. He was driving a truck and served to avoid hitting an islander that was on the narrow roadway. He lost control of his truck and was killed instantly.