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Robert
Emmett
O’Brien
Jr.

Born:

, 

Illinois

Home:

Columbus

, 

Ohio

Cemetery:

Cremated

Robert O’Brien graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1936. He retired in 1963 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry)

    Batallion:

    38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry) Robert Emmett O’Brien, Jr., United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, during World War II.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Action Date:

    October 1961 – October 1963
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 52 (December 18, 1963)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Cavalry) Robert Emmett O’Brien, Jr. (ASN: 0-20313), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from October 1961 to October 1963.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry)

    Batallion:

    38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

    Division:

    XXII Corps

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, XXII Corps, General Orders No. 36 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry) Robert Emmett O’Brien, Jr. (ASN: 0-20313), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, in action in the Hergarten area of Germany in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel O’Brien, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.