Cyril John O'Brien Collection

Biographical Information

Note:

Veteran's biographical form list's race/ethnicity as Irish. Veteran was born in Newfoundland, Canada.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Other

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division; 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division

Location of Service:

Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Bougainville Island (Solomon Islands); Guam (Mariana Islands); New River, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Cape May, New Jersey

Battles/Campaigns:

Iwo Jima, Bougainville, Guam

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Murray Seeger

Contributor:

Murray Seeger

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Leisure World

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/55405

Subjects:

O'Brien, Cyril John
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Cyril John O'Brien Collection
(AFC/2001/001/55405), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress