Reid Stalie C., Jr.

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Stalie C., Jr. Reid is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-24 (42-52445) Plaque -467th Bomber Group

Name:

Stalie C., Jr. Reid

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-796884

Unit:

791st Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-04-22

State:

Virginia

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Stalie C. Reid, Jr. was born on January 2, 1919 in Hinton, West Virginia. He served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot in the 791st Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy on B24 #42-52445 aircraft during World War II. On April 22, 1944 while returning from bombing the railway marshalling yards at Hamm (Germany), the craft was shot at from the rear by ME-410 intruder aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 51, which had entered the landing pattern of returning aircraft. Seven men were killed (including 1LT Reid) and 3 men bailed out safely. 1LT Reid is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.