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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John J. O'Connor

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New Hyde Park, New York

Honored By

Ms. Agnes F. O'Connor

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Enlisted in the U.S. Army Infantry March 9, 1942. Served in the Aleutian Islands with the 87th Mountain Infantry in Kiska. Served in combat in France with the 30th Infantry Division. Was captured by the Germans in Mortain, France, August 7, 1944. Prisoner of war, August 7, 1944 to April 30, 1945. Discharged December 11, 1945.