Name:
Reed Cory
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
35933608
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-01-15
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
E
Row:
9
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Reed Cory was born on August 23, 1906. He was the son of Thorley Edson Cory and Mary Elizabeth Hawkins Cory. Reed served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on January 15, 1945 at the age of 38 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. His name is commemorated on the First Infantry monument in Bullingen, Belgium and ranked as a Private.