Chester Thomas O'Brien

Chester Thomas O'Brien
Born	August 1, 1897(1897-08-01) Lyons, New York
Died	24 January 1943(1943-01-24) (aged 45) Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1917–1943
Rank	Platoon Sergeant
Battles/wars	San Domingo, Guam, China World War II *Guadalcanal campaign
Awards	Silver Star

Chester Thomas O'Brien was born at Lyons, New York on August 1, 1897.

Marine Corps career

O’Brien enlisted in the United States Marine Corps July 24, 1917. He served at Parris Island, aboard Connecticut, at Quantico, San Domingo, Guam, China, and on Guadalcanal until his death January 24, 1943.

Awarded the Silver Star

Platoon Sergeant O'Brien was awarded the Silver Star medal for heroic service at Guadalcanal.

Namesake

Chester T. O'Brien was named in his honor. She was launched February 29, 1944 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. J. Edington, sister of Platoon Sergeant O'Brien; commissioned July 3, 1944, Lieutenant Commander R. D. White, USNR, in command; and reported to the Atlantic fleet.

See also

	Biography portal
	World War I portal
	World War II portal
	United States Marine Corps portal

References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• Chester Thomas O'Brien

Persondata
Name	Obrien, Chester Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	United States Marine
Date of birth	August 1, 1897
Place of birth	Lyons, New York
Date of death	January 24, 1943
Place of death	Guadalcanal Solomon Islands