World War II Honoree

Gordon Gail Reed

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Middlebourne, West Virginia

Honored By

Judy Porter

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED THE SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 24, 1942 AND SERVED FOR 39 MONTHS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF EUROPE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 394TH INFANTRY OF THE 99TH DIVISION. HE WAS PROMOTED IN THE FIELD TO THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT. HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND EARNED THE BRONZE STAR AND OTHER MEDALS DURING HIS TOUR OF DUTY WHICH CONCLUDED IN FEBRUARY OF 1946.