About
World War I (1914-1918)
William Farrell O'Connor was born in West Point, Orange County, New York, on October 19, 1895. After 1915, he was living in Schenectady and studying mechanical drafting at the General Electric.
On June 16, 1916, William enlisted in the United States Army. He was a second lieutenant serving with the Machine Gun Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. On October 17, 1918, William was killed in action during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He is buried in the United States Military Academy Post Cemetery in West Point, Orange County.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry