World War II Honoree

David Reed

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Boothbay, Maine

Honored By

Sarah Sherman Brewer

Relationship

Friend

Drafted into the Army on December 2, 1942, at the age of 20. He attended basic training at Camp Maxey in Texas and was stationed there for 18 months. Served with the 102nd Infantry Division at Division Headquarters with the Military Police. He also had three months of further training at Fort Dix, New Jersey before being shipped overseas. From September of 1943 through May of 1945 he was a bodyguard and escort for General Frank Keating. He once met General Dwight D. Eisenhower when he came to headquarters on official business. He served in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. He was in Germany when the Germans unconditionally surrendered on May 8, 1945. He was there on V-J Day when the Japanese surrendered. He was discharged from the Army at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on February 6, 1946 after serving three years, two months and four days. He was awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.