Description
Marian O'Reilly (née Forst) was commissioned in the Army Nurse Corps and did her millitary training at Hospital Center, Camp Carson. SHe briefly served overseas.
She met her husband Joseph Ward O’Reilly after WW II while studying in Omaha, NE, and married him on September 4, 1948. They had eight children. Marian worked as a nurse until retirement.
Also her grandfather for father' s side was born in Bohemia (February 1846).
Links
- http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/mar/07/obituary-oreilly-marian…
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120804502/marian-d-o'reilly
Photos
Sources
Scrapbook, Dorchester, newspaper clipping
Marian Delores O’Reilly
Personal information
| Other names | née Forst |
| Gender | Woman |
| Date of Birth | 08/07/1924 |
| Date of Death | 03/01/2012 |
| Place of Birth | Crete, Saline County, NE |
| Place of Death | Spokane, Spokane County, WA |
| Immigration | Born to at least one Czech-born parent. |
| Could speak Czech | Not identified |
| Parents | Edward Theodore Forst and Anna Victoria (Mariska) Forst |
Military information
| Area of War | --- |
| Rank | 2nd Lt. |
| Branch | Army |
| Detail of Service | US Army Nurse Corps |