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George Herman O'Brien Jr. (September 10, 1926 – March 11, 2005) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor, the United States's highest military decoration, for his actions during the First Battle of the Hook in the Korean War.
- United States of America
- March 11, 2005 (aged 78), Midland, Texas
- September 10, 1926, Fort Worth, Texas
- Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
Oct 31, 2022 · Oct. 31, 2022 | By Katie Lange, DOD News |. Marine Corps Maj. George Herman O'Brien Jr. led several "kids," as he described them, into a lopsided battle to maintain the main line of...
Medal of Honor Action Date: October 27, 1952. Medal of Honor Action Place: The Hook, Korea. Citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a rifle platoon commander of Company H, in action against enemy aggressor forces.
Medal of Honor Citation Major George H. O’Brien, Jr., was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Nation’s highest decoration, for conspicuous gallantry as a second lieutenant on “the Hook” in Korea. He was decorated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at a White House ceremony on 27 October 1953, just a year to the day after the heroic action ...
Mar 21, 2005 · By Richard Goldstein. March 21, 2005. George H. O'Brien Jr., a Marine lieutenant in the Korean War who was awarded the Medal of Honor for spearheading the capture of an enemy-held hill...
Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Medal of Honor Recipient. Korean War. George Herman O'Brien, Jr. (10 September 1926 - 11 March 2005) was a U.S. Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions during the Korean War.
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a rifle platoon commander of Company H, in action against enemy aggressor forces.
