sentences:  From 1942 Outerbridge worked at the Office of the Chief of Naval Transportation in Washington, D.C., before being given command of the destroyer in June 1944.On D-Day the "O'Brien" stood off the coast of Normandy, and helped protect Allied forces landing on the beaches, by using her guns to attack German defenses near the landing zones.Later the "O'Brien" performed a similar action off the French port of Cherbourg as Allied ground forces captured the city.