Radio Officer's Cabin

The location of the Radio Officer’s Cabin allowed for him to be close to the Radio Room for immediate access to the equipment used for communication.

Prior to the O’Brien’s fourth voyage, the ship had only been allowed a single radio operator, but as the war progressed, sometimes two or three radio operators were assigned to the ship.

The O’Brien’s Senior Radio Operator, Robert Milby, had a camera during his time aboard the ship and took most of the photographs we now have of the O’Brien at Normandy during Operation Overlord. After the ship’s restoration in 1979, he became an occasional visitor.

The ship’s Junior Radio Operator, Gerritt de Waard, was promoted to Chief Radio Operator and made two more voyages aboard the Jeremiah O’Brien. They would have each occupied this cabin.