Corporal, U.S. Army
B BTRY 38 FA BN 2 DIV
Service #: 14326688
Place of Birth: Buncombe, North Carolina
Date of Birth: January 01, 1931
Date of Death: March 07, 1951
Status: Died while Prisoner of War
Wars or Conflicts: Korean War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court 6
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Awards:
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Corporal Reed was a member of Battery B, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 7, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. ** Corporal Reed was awarded the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Contributor: William Wayne Metcalf (47858431)
Corporal, U.S. Army
B BTRY 38 FA BN 2 DIV
Service #: 14326688
Place of Birth: Buncombe, North Carolina
Date of Birth: January 01, 1931
Date of Death: March 07, 1951
Status: Died while Prisoner of War
Wars or Conflicts: Korean War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court 6
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Awards:
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Corporal Reed was a member of Battery B, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 7, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. ** Corporal Reed was awarded the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Contributor: William Wayne Metcalf (47858431)
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CPL US ARMY
KOREA
BTRY B 38 FA 2 DIV
DIED A P.O.W.
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