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Forest Lee O'Brien

Forest Lee O'Brien

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Electrician's Mate, First Class
Service Number 279 62 61
Birth Date January 20, 1921
From Vallejo, California
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date October 11, 1943
Location In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks Forest was born in Greenview, Illinois.

Photo courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Information courtesy of Nina O'Brien Olivo, niece.

 

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