For his act of bravery, he received the U.S. military’s highest accolade: The Medal of Honor.

Watch his story of valor and how, at the young age of 26, it […] This 8" by 12" photo of, US Marine George O'Brien To Receive Medal of Honor , has an attached caption, dated Aug 28 1953. In context of politics at that time, they put him up to the medal and it went all the way to the White House. "Pitsenbarger was only the third enlisted airman to ever get the Medal of Honor. George H. O'Brien, Jr., of Midland, passed away Friday, March 11, 2005.He was born September 10, 1926 to George H. O'Brien, Sr., and Della Cartwright O'Brien in Fort Worth, Texas. O'Brien was awarded his Medal of Honor for action at Korea on October 27, 1952, during the Korean War. The statue, which depicts O’Brien when he was a Marine Corps lieutenant during the Korean Conflict, was unveiled during Veteran’s Day ceremonies at the … This is a working press photo, in the course of use by a newspaper the photo might have small tears and creases relating to multiple handling's. George … The family of George O'Brien loaned the medal to the Texas Tech Alumni Association to tell the story of the 1950 Tech graduate.. While acting as Second Lieutenant during the first Battle of the Hook in 1952 during the Korean War, O'Brien led the capture of an enemy hill … George H. O'Brien Jr., a Marine lieutenant in the Korean War who was awarded the Medal of Honor for spearheading the capture of an enemy-held hill while wounded by automatic-weapons fire, has died.

George O’Brien, Big Spring’s only Medal of Honor winner, was memorialized with a statue during Veteran’s Day. the MEDAL OF HONOR to: SECOND LIEUTENANT GEORGE H. O'BRIEN JR. ... Second Lieutenant O'Brien leaped from his trench when the attack signal was given and, shouting for his men to follow raced across an exposed saddle and up the enemy-held hill through a virtual hail of deadly small-arms, artillery and mortar fire. George H. O'Brien Jr. (1926–2005), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient George M. O'Brien (1917–1986), U.S. Representative from Illinois George Thomas Michael O'Brien (1844–1906), governor of Fiji, governor of Hong Kong, High Commissioner for the Western Pacific LUBBOCK, Texas - The Medal of Honor of a Tech alumnus will be on display at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Officer Colonel Harvey “Barney” Barnum saved over 130 lives during the Vietnam War, leading a counterattack while facing heavy enemy fire. O'Brien's citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a rifle platoon commander of Company H, in action against enemy aggressor forces. The George H. O’Brien, Jr. VA Medical Center is located in Big Spring, Texas and the six Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC’s) that comprise the remainder of the health care system are located in Abilene, TX, Stamford, TX, San Angelo, TX, Odessa, TX, Fort Stockton, TX, and Hobbs, NM.