Technical Sergeant James Michael Joseph O' Connor
DOB: 7 May 1921
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Inducted: 7 January 1942
Discharged: 7 January 1946
United States. Marine Corps
World War, 1939-1945
M31 3rd Bn
United States. Marine Corps. Division, 1st
United States. Marine Corps. Marines, 1st
United States. Marine Corps. Battalion, 3rd
Service injury: Yes
15 October 2009
Home
Wounds and casualties
O' Connor, James Michael Joseph
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Invasions
Jungle warfare
Being wounded
'WWII Memories of Clinton A. Decker and James M. O' Connor' donated to NYS Military Museum library. This book is the actual diary of the events that happened on Guadalcanal.
Two interviews.
One interview in October 2009 consists of one tape. ( - 38:51)
One interview in December 2009 consists of two tapes. ( - 1:16:55)
Veteran oral history interview published by the New York State Military Museum. The State of New York, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the New York State Military Museum are not responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions or manner of expression of the veterans whose historical interviews are presented in this video. The opinions expressed by those interviewed are theirs alone and not those of the State of New York.