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2nd Lt Albah D. Reid enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 8 March 1941. He entered the regular army but was later transferred to a cavalry division and then to the air corps. He was a former Jennings and North high school student, but graduated from Hower Vocational high school. He was a tennis champion and played in many North Akron matches.
Statement from Capt Malcolm B. Sturgis, Command Pilot:
"This is to certify that on the mission of 2 March 1945 a transmission was made over V.H.F. which concerned the position and mechanical difficulty of Blue 3-9, the call sign used by Lt Reid. In this transmission, Lt Reid called to advise the Command Piot that he was leaving the formation. One (1) engine was out at the time and the other engine on the same side was losing power. When instructed to hold altitude and drop back to the formation following Lincolm Blue, Lt Reid replied he was unable to hold altitude and was already behind the last unit in the Division column. When shaked if he wanted fighter escort called, he stated he had fighter escort. No further messages were received. The position at the time of transmission was in the area east of Osnabrück."