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Personal info

Full name
REESE, David Otis
Date of birth
20 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
19099779
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
Southwest of Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 38

Immediate family

Members
Louise Reese (mother)
James Reese (brother)

More information

Pvt David O. Reese volunteered for the U.S. Army in Los Angeles, California on 29 June 1942.

He attended high school for 4 years and worked in an aircraft factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - History of the 121st Infantry Regiment, After Action Report of the 121st Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet