Thank you "KevinOC" for sharing the story of your father, Lt Jerome O'Connor with us.
You certainly have every reason to be very proud of your father and what he did.
My belated condolences to you on the loss of your father and may he Rest in Peace.
Also I notice that you are a new member to this site.
We welcome you aboard and I'm sure there are members here who might have worked with your father, or knew him as a member of the highly respected "FDNY War Years Firefighters".