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a.d. elliott
Army
Western Frontier
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On November 27, 1951, Major George O'Brien was called to active duty. After completing further combat courses and Officers Candidate School, he was assigned to Company H, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, and then he deployed to Korea.
Major O'Brien earned a Congressional Medal of Honor on October 27, 1952, during the recapture of a hill known as "The Hook". While wounded, Major O'Brien continued to lead his unit through a grueling fight that would ultimately descend into hand-to-hand combat. The US Marines would eventually take the hill. Major O Brien also remained, wounded, at the hill with his unit, while the wounded Marines were evacuated to ensure none of them were left behind.
After the war, Major George O'Brien returned to his work in petroleum geology. He also remained in the Marine Reserves throughout his life. He died on Mach 11, 2005, and rests at the Texas State Commentary in Austin Texas.