KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

CPL Raymond Joseph O'Brien

34th Infantry Regiment
HQ HQ CO
Army
Hostile, Died While Captured (POW)
Remains Not Recovered
Date Of Loss: July 20, 1950
Service Number: RA18303460
Born: July 20, 1928
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Detroit, Michigan
Location Or Battle Zone: Taejon

Comments: Corporal O'Brien was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died at Kosan-jin, North Korea on October 10, 1950. His remains were not recovered.

Final Disposition Date: October 10, 1950
Korean War Project Key No: 22148

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