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Personal info

Full name
REID, James Warren
Date of birth
5 May 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina
Hometown
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
O-796599
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
328th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1943
Place of death
In the vicinity of Osnabruck, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 16 12

Immediate family

Members
Joseph R. Reid (father)
Minnie D. (McKittrick) Reid (mother)
Agathe Reid (sister)
Mace F. Reid (brother)
Thomas W. Reid (brother)
J. Coy Reid (brother)
Mary Reid (sister)
Joseph R. Reid (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-63982
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: El Toro
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Bombing Marshalling yards
MACR: 2190

More information

1st Lt James W. Reid attended Laurens High School and was employed by Laurens Mill Store.

He enlisted at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina on 13 August 1941.
Lt Bird was seen by Lt. Carsrud's crew to dropout of formation, spin down and explode near Osnabruck. Cause was thought to be due to flak over the target. No chutes were seen, and no one was thought to have gotten out.
A/C shot down by ObLt. Friedrich Brock in Bf 109G-6 of JG 54/8 Dec 22, 1943 near Menslage, Germany. 3 KIA 6 POW.

Lt Reid is remembered at Laurens City Cemetery in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 2190, http://www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / George Family v2 Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Arie-Jan van Hees - Rick Foss / Joshua Hemley