World War II Honoree

Alvey A. Reed

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Rye, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Corporal. Inducted into the United States Marine Corps June 1, 1938 with induction at Denver, Colorado, completing basic training with the Fourth Recruit Battalion Recruit Depot; Marine Corps Base San Diego, California. Upon his graduation from Boot Camp, he was transferred to Camp Pendleton Oceanside, California for combat training. Following infantry training, he was deployed to Wake Island AKA: Alamo of the Pacific, assigned to a Marine Detachment, First Defense Battalion Location: Western Pacific Theater of Operations. Tuesday, December 23, 1941 he was mortally wounded, during a combat engagement against the Imperial Japanese forces. Succeeding the Battle-of-Wake, his Brothers-in-Arms buried him in the United States Cemetery on Peacock Point. His remains were repatriated from Wake, with interment July 10, 1953 at the Honolulu Memorial Cemetery Location: Honolulu, Hawaii. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his Heroism and ultimate sacrifice.