Irish man killed in North Korean War to be buried in Tipperary after 76 years
An Irish man who fought as an Army Sergeant and was killed trying to save his military comrades in the North Korean War is finally making his final journey home after 76 years.
The Purple Heart recipient, US Army Sergeant Thomas J 'Tom Jo' O’Brien (23), originally from Emly, Co Tipperary, died in the 1950 North Korean War after emigrating to New York three years earlier. He served in Headquarters Battery, 90th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division.
The young man, who came from a farming family, joined the military after the promise he would become a legal resident and receive a green card.
He was reported as missing in action (MIA) presumed dead by the US military to his mother, Sarah, and his six siblings. O’Brien was killed by tank fire on October 26th, 1950, after his unit was attacked by Korean People’s Army (KPA) forces while moving through the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) along the Taeryong River.
For his leadership and valour,...
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