William "OB" Francis O'Brien Jr.1927-2013
Bill enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served aboard destroyers including the USS DeHaven DD-727 for the first nine years of his service. Bill was a BM2 aboard DeHaven in from 1946-1950. In 1954, he entered into Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training and graduated with CLASS 13. Bill served with UDT in many aspects of service such as command Master Chief, BUD/S training command Chief, and other duties which were imperative to the successful disposition of UDT Team 11. After 33 years of faithful service to the Military.Bill retired in 1976. Bill married Rose Mary Cebrat on May 16, 1951. Together, they had four children, Patricia A. (Pete) Bilicki, William F. O'Brien III, Michael S. (Kathy) O'Brien and Helen M. (Bob) Seagle. Bill is survived by two of his four children, Patricia A. O'Brien-Bilicki and Michael S. O'Brien, his six grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother and father; his brother, James Gerald O'Brien; his wife, Rose Mary; and two of his children, William and Helen. Bill will be interred at Fort Rosecrans in late January of 2014. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Words cannot express how much Bill is loved and will be truly missed by his family and friends. May all your days be like yesterday, only easier. HOO-YAH Bill! Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Bill's memorial webpage at www.summersfuneral.com
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William Francis O'Brien, 86, of Weiser, ID, passed away unexpectedly on November 5, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, ID. Bill was born on September 1, 1927 to William and Sarah O'Brien in New York City, NY.