O’brien, William L.
Army Flight officer

William L. O’brien, age 26, from Boundary County Bonners Ferry, Idaho .

Service era: World War II
Military history: He joined the royal Candadian air force and served there until his transfer to the American air force.

Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California

Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944)