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NAME Reuben Wesley Reed |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 282219 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston Gun Pointer |
HOME OF RECORD Ada, OK |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, John & Ethel Reed |
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| 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 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| 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. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Sergeant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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