Today in World War II History—June 19, 1943 POSTED: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 by Sarah Sundin Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien, San Francisco, CA, Fleet Week, October 2014 (Photo: Sarah Sundin) 75 Years Ago—June 19, 1943: Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien is launched, South Portland, ME (currently a museum ship in San Francisco).