Name:
Marion Shelby Reed
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
35463103
Unit:
318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-20
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Mount Moriah Christian Church Cemetery, Highland, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Marion Shelby “Shell” Reed was born on December 2, 1921, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was the son of William Shelby "Shell" Reed and Cynthia Alice Warfield Reed. He served in the 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, as a Sergeant during World War II.
Sgt Reed was Killed in Action on August 20, 1944, during the liberation of Argentan, France. He is now buried in the Mount Moriah Christian Church Cemetery, Highland, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.
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