Colonel, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Entered the service from Kansas. Awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart. Killed in action while in command of the 175th Regiment, the highest-ranking officer of the 29th Division to die in action during WWII. His son, Ollie W. Reed Jr., was killed in action in Italy on July 6, 1944; he is buried beside his father.
Col. Ollie William Reed and his son, 1st Lt. Ollie W. Reed, Jr. both served in U.S. Army infantry divisions during #WW2.
With his father serving in World War I and throughout his childhood, Reed, Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps, attending West Point - The U.S. Military Academy as an honor graduate and then enlisted to serve in #WW2. Reed, Jr. entered combat with the 363rd Infantry Regiment near Riparbella, Italy on July 4, 1944 and was killed two days later at the age of 25.
Three weeks later, Col. Reed was killed in battle on July 30, 1944. He was the highest-ranking member of the 29th Infantry Division killed in action during World War II.
Col. Ollie William Reed was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. His son 1st Lt. Ollie W. Reed, Jr. was awarded the Purple Heart. Today, they are buried side-by-side in the Normandy American Cemetery.
Col. Ollie William Reed and his son, 1st Lt. Ollie W. Reed, Jr. both served in U.S. Army infantry divisions during #WW2.
With his father serving in World War I and throughout his childhood, Reed, Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps, attending West Point - The U.S. Military Academy as an honor graduate and then enlisted to serve in #WW2. Reed, Jr. entered combat with the 363rd Infantry Regiment near Riparbella, Italy on July 4, 1944 and was killed two days later at the age of 25.
Three weeks later, Col. Reed was killed in battle on July 30, 1944. He was the highest-ranking member of the 29th Infantry Division killed in action during World War II.
Col. Ollie William Reed was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. His son 1st Lt. Ollie W. Reed, Jr. was awarded the Purple Heart. Today, they are buried side-by-side in the Normandy American Cemetery.
Colonel, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Entered the service from Kansas. Awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart. Killed in action while in command of the 175th Regiment, the highest-ranking officer of the 29th Division to die in action during WWII. His son, Ollie W. Reed Jr., was killed in action in Italy on July 6, 1944; he is buried beside his father.
Col. Ollie William Reed and his son, 1st Lt. Ollie W. Reed, Jr. both served in U.S. Army infantry divisions during #WW2.
With his father serving in World War I and throughout his childhood, Reed, Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps, attending West Point - The U.S. Military Academy as an honor graduate and then enlisted to serve in #WW2. Reed, Jr. entered combat with the 363rd Infantry Regiment near Riparbella, Italy on July 4, 1944 and was killed two days later at the age of 25.
Three weeks later, Col. Reed was killed in battle on July 30, 1944. He was the highest-ranking member of the 29th Infantry Division killed in action during World War II.
Col. Ollie William Reed was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. His son 1st Lt. Ollie W. Reed, Jr. was awarded the Purple Heart. Today, they are buried side-by-side in the Normandy American Cemetery.
Col. Ollie William Reed and his son, 1st Lt. Ollie W. Reed, Jr. both served in U.S. Army infantry divisions during #WW2.
With his father serving in World War I and throughout his childhood, Reed, Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps, attending West Point - The U.S. Military Academy as an honor graduate and then enlisted to serve in #WW2. Reed, Jr. entered combat with the 363rd Infantry Regiment near Riparbella, Italy on July 4, 1944 and was killed two days later at the age of 25.
Three weeks later, Col. Reed was killed in battle on July 30, 1944. He was the highest-ranking member of the 29th Infantry Division killed in action during World War II.
Col. Ollie William Reed was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. His son 1st Lt. Ollie W. Reed, Jr. was awarded the Purple Heart. Today, they are buried side-by-side in the Normandy American Cemetery.
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