Name:
Stalie C., Jr. Reid
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-796884
Unit:
791st Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-04-22
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
A
Row:
1
Grave:
34
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Stalie C. Reid, Jr. was born on January 2, 1919 in Hinton, West Virginia. He served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot in the 791st Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy on B24 #42-52445 aircraft during World War II. On April 22, 1944 while returning from bombing the railway marshalling yards at Hamm (Germany), the craft was shot at from the rear by ME-410 intruder aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 51, which had entered the landing pattern of returning aircraft. Seven men were killed (including 1LT Reid) and 3 men bailed out safely. 1LT Reid is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.