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SGT Criss Reece
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SGT Criss Reece Veteran

Birth
Estill County, Kentucky, USA
Death
21 Nov 1943 (aged 23)
Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Courts of the Missing
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Ohio Marine, Sgt Criss Reece, 2nd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment, Company C, killed November 21, 1943 in Betio, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. His remains were never recovered. Reece's name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ohio Marine, Sgt Criss Reece, 2nd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment, Company C, killed November 21, 1943 in Betio, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. His remains were never recovered. Reece's name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Gravesite Details

Killed during the Battle of Tarawa, remains never found.



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  • Created by: Arturo Lara
  • Added: Jul 9, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93370094/criss-reece: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Criss Reece (17 Feb 1920–21 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93370094, citing Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Arturo Lara (contributor 47593577).