World War II Honoree

Owen Robert Reed

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

East Lyme, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; RECEIVING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; NAVAL OPERATING BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA; NAVAL PERSONNEL REDISTRIBUTION CENTER, RECEIVING BARRACKS, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK; SUBMARINE CHASER TRAINING CENTER MIAMI, FLORIDA; ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING, LEATHEM D. SMITH SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN; PERSONNEL AND TRAINING COMMAND, NAVAL REPAIR BASE (RECEIVING STATION) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; ABOARD USS PGM-31 AND USS PONDERA APA-191. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.