Reed James Field �Speed�, Jr.

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James Field �Speed�, Jr. Reed is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Rock Force Memorial

Name:

James Field �Speed�, Jr. Reed

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

33101654

Unit:

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1945-02-16

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Philippines

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

James Field �Speed� Reed, Jr. was born on November 5, 1915 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of James F. Reed and Mabel L. Brown Reed. James served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on February 16, 1945 at the age of 29, during the battle for the recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison on the island and is now buried in the Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.