United States Navy
Service Number 3805457
Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal,
World War II Victory Medal
USS Pillsbury DD-227, location Indian Ocean
Missing/Killed in Action on March 1, 1942, officially declared dead on November 25, 1945
The USS Pillsbury, Asheville (PG-21), and Edsall (DD-219) were sunk between the 1st and 4th of March 1942 by a powerful force of Japanese ships operating to the south of Java approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island. After sinking the three U.S. ships, the Japanese forces left the scene, thus no survivors were picked up by the Japanese warships. There are no official records.
Parents Clifford H. Reeves (1887- d. 1918 in Siskiyou, CA and
Katherine Frances Reeves (1880- d. 1970 in San Diego)
United States Navy
Service Number 3805457
Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal,
World War II Victory Medal
USS Pillsbury DD-227, location Indian Ocean
Missing/Killed in Action on March 1, 1942, officially declared dead on November 25, 1945
The USS Pillsbury, Asheville (PG-21), and Edsall (DD-219) were sunk between the 1st and 4th of March 1942 by a powerful force of Japanese ships operating to the south of Java approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island. After sinking the three U.S. ships, the Japanese forces left the scene, thus no survivors were picked up by the Japanese warships. There are no official records.
Parents Clifford H. Reeves (1887- d. 1918 in Siskiyou, CA and
Katherine Frances Reeves (1880- d. 1970 in San Diego)
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