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REEP, Luther Blair - Date of
birth
12 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34863707 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Uckerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Luther M. Reep (father)
Hattie L. (Friday) Reep (mother)
Brady L. Reep (brother)
Russell R. Reep (brother)
Essie M. Reep (sister)
Ida M. Reep (sister)
Lois E. Reep (sister)
Ethel C. Reep (sister)
Margaret F. Reep (sister)
John B. Reep (brother)
Betty S. Reep (sister)
More information
Pvt Luther B. Reep attended Union High School and worked on a farm.He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 19 May 1944 and was sent overseas in November 1944.
He is remembered at the Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military on Foreign Soil / various family trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Richard Jordan, newspaper article