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Thomas W O'Brien 1931 - 2010

Thomas W O'Brien was born on September 7, 1931, and died at age 78 years old on August 15, 2010. Thomas O'Brien was buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section D-1 Row 7 Site 154 301 South County Trail, in Exeter, Ri. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas W O'Brien.
Thomas W O'Brien
September 7, 1931
August 15, 2010
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  • 09/7
    1931

    Birthday

    September 7, 1931
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 08/15
    2010

    Death

    August 15, 2010
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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    Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section D-1 Row 7 Site 154 301 South County Trail, in Exeter, Ri 02822
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In 1931, in the year that Thomas W O'Brien was born, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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In 1945, at the age of just 14 years old, Thomas was alive when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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