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Douglas O'Connor | |
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| Born | (1931-06-19)June 19, 1931 (age 94) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1950–1992 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 221st Military Police Brigade |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal (3) |
Douglas John O'Connor (born June 19, 1931)[1] is a retiredmajor general in theUnited States Army.
O'Connor was born inNew Jersey.[2] He attended Saint Peter's College (nowSaint Peter's University) inJersey City, before transferring to theUnited States Military Academy atWest Point in 1950. After graduating from West Point in 1954, O'Connor was sent toGeorgia for training.[3]
By 1955, O'Connor was atFort Bragg inNorth Carolina, where he served in the82nd Airborne Division.[3] In 1957, he transitioned to theArmy Reserve.[1] In 1974, O'Connor was working for electronics manufacturerGeneral Instrument inCalifornia. He was anengineer by training. By 1978, O'Connor has returned to the military, becoming abrigadier general.[3] From 1988 to 1992, O'Connor served as Vice Director of Defense Industrial Supply Center Four within theDepartment of the Army. For his service as Vice Director, he was awarded theArmy Distinguished Service Medal.[2] By 1995, O'Connor has retired from the military.[3] At the time of his retirement, he had achieved the rank ofmajor general.[2]
O'Connor was awarded theArmy Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Vice Director, Defense Industrial Supply Center Four, Department of the Army, from 1988 to 1992."[2]
In 1949, O'Connor met Jeanne Louise O'Brien. She was attendingManhattanville College. They dated for years before parting in 1954 due to having along-distance relationship. O'Brien married someone else in 1955, becoming Jeanne Conway. O'Connor went on to marry two different women named Mary Alice, becoming awidower both times. His first wife died of ananeurysm and his second wife died ofamyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Conway's husband also died of aheart attack. After the deaths of both of their spouses, O'Connor and Jeanne Conway got back together and married on November 24, 2007, at theChurch of St. Vincent Ferrer inNew York.[3]