
Name: Richard “Dick” O’Brien
Rank: Sergeant
Branch of Service: U. S. Army
Unit: 35th Infantry Division, 3rd Army
Specialty: Machine gunner, radio operator, NCO
Active Duty Dates: 2-43 to 10-45
Armed Conflicts: WW II
Theater of Operations: Europe
Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, Germany
Decorations & Awards: Bronze Star Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, American Theater, European Theater, French Normandy Medal, WWII Victory
Speaking Subjects: WW II, Patton, On speaking engagements, I wear my WW II Uniform.
Historian and current President of the 35th Infantry Division Association
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