George E O'Brien

Died of Wounds 📍 View on Battlefield

Serial Number31091535

RankS/Sgt

Unit29th Infantry Division, 121st Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B

Date of Death1944-06-06

LocationOmaha Beach

The Story

S/Sgt George O'Brien died of wounds on 06 June 1944, serving with Company B, 121st Engineer Combat Battalion.

This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.

Source: NARA

The Battlefield

Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.

Historical Evidence

No digitized documents are attached to this record yet.

Military Details

Coordinates49.366863, -0.862173 (sector estimate)

MR Date Reported1944-06-10

MR Page1

Confidence LevelEstimated (sector-level)

Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"

Nearby Casualties

Same company (29ID-121ENG-B), 1944-06-06 — 14 other soldiers lost that day

Carleton E McNicholas

+ 5 more from this company that day