Christopher J. O’Sullivan (1936-1965) was born and raised in Astoria, Queens. He attended Immaculate Conception School in Astoria, Xavier High School and enrolled in the ROTC program at Fordham University. After graduating in 1958, O’Sullivan was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army and became an airborne ranger. He served in Thailand, before going to Vietnam as a military adviser. In May of 1965, during a counter attack against the Viet Cong, O’Sullivan was hit by shrapnel. He died on Memorial Day, May 30, 1965, at the age of twenty-eight. On behalf of her husband, Mrs. Eleanor O’Sullivan accepted six medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart.