Thomas P O'Conner

Pvt Thomas O'Conner was killed in action on 19 June 1944, serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment. On 19 June 1944, the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, was positioned in the Caumont sector, where records for this period describe a static but tense line held under intermittent enemy shelling made possible by heavy overcast that let German long-range artillery move forward undetected. The battalion's own patrols were active both day and night alongside enemy patrols, probing outpost lines and uncovering extensive minefields laid to the front. Throughout this stretch, American artillery and mortars maintained harassing fire around the clock against targets of opportunity. As the surviving account covers the full 16–30 June period as one continuous block rather than day-by-day entries, these conditions likely reflect the general situation the battalion faced on this date rather than a specific report for it alone. Pvt O'Conner was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.