World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Edward Reed
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fall River, Massachusetts
Honored By
Walter N. Webb
B-24 ASSISTANT ENGINEER, GUNNER; 9TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 7TH BOMB GROUP, 10TH AIR FORCE, CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER JULY 16, 1944 TO MARCH 24, 1945. PARTICIPATED IN 25 COMBAT MISSIONS. KILLED IN AIR ACCIDENT EN ROUTE TO BOMBARDMENT MISSION IN THAILAND. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, PURPLE HEART. BURIED AT LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY, NEW YORK.