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Reuben W. Reed

NAME
Reuben Wesley Reed
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
282219
UNIT
Marine Detachment
USS Houston
Gun Pointer
HOME OF RECORD
Ada, OK
NEXT OF KIN
Parents, John & Ethel Reed
DATE OF BIRTH
July 12, 1916
at Okmulgee, OK
ENTERED SERVICE
January 30, 1940
at Los Angeles, CA
DATE OF LOSS
March 1, 1942
alt. February 28, 1942
REGION
Java Sea
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Sunda Strait
CASUALTY TYPE
Missing In Action
Declared Dead December 15, 1945
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
Sergeant Reuben W. Reed was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait.

Reed’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Sergeant
STATUS OF REMAINS
Lost at sea
MEMORIALS
Manila American Cemetery

Biography:
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Gallery:

The Ada (OK) Weekly News, 19 March 1942.

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