Reed Richard I.

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Richard I. Reed is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Anglo-American Memorial 1939-1945 (4th & 474th Fighter Groups)

Name:

Richard I. Reed

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-885326

Unit:

335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-02-20

State:

Florida

Cemetery:

Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Florida

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal (3 OLCs), Purple Heart

Comments:

Richard I. Reed was born on July 20, 1920. He was the son of Irl Stratton Reed and Mary Gould Reed.

Richard served in the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant during World War II. On February 20, 1944, piloting the P-47 #42-75051, he was shot down during an engagement northeast of Koblenz, Germany. Not seen to go down, his aircraft crashed at Seraing, Belgium.

1Lt Reed is now buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, 4thfightergroupassociation.org
Source of image: 4thfightergroupassociation.org