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O'Brien, Ryan First Missions
The night Ryan O'Brien landed at Spinazzola [Annotator's Note: Spinazzola Airfield, Italy], a movie star was having a program.
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O'Brien, Ryan Going Overseas
Ryan O'Brien was sent to March Field [Annotator's Note: now March Air Reserve Base, Riverside County, California] for four or five months
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O'Brien, Ryan Hit by German Fighters
For Ryan O'Brien, going into combat was like going to play a football game.
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O'Brien, Ryan Postwar Career
Ryan O'Brien had a great homecoming.
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O'Brien, Ryan Prewar Life
Ryan O'Brien was born in March 1922 in Los Angeles, California. The Great Depression started when he was seven.
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O'Brien, Ryan Reflections
Ryan O’Brien's most memorable experience was when the Messerschmitts [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-109 or Bf-109 fighter air
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O'Brien, William L. Entrance into Service
William O’Brien was born in Dubuque, Iowa in June 1918. His real father passed away when he was four months old. His mother was a nurse.
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O'Brien, William L. Experiencing Combat
William O’Brien remembers serving at the Panama Canal [Annotator's Note: a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in between North a
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O'Brien, William L. Life Aboard Ship
William O’Brien remembers when the skipper left.
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O'Brien, William L. Reflections
William O’Brien was on duty in the Philippines. They kept their equipment ready. The ammunition was ready to go on the guns.
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O'Brien, William L. Ship Duty
William O’Brien and fellow sailors played cards or slept when they were not working. He had to take classes to get a rating.
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O'Brien, William L. Torpedo Boat Duty
William O’Brien was the second officer to the skipper.