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REEVES, Wesley Jay - Date of
birth
25 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Henderson, Rusk County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38549591 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 March 1945 - Place of
death
Rhens, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Paul V. Reeves (father)
Rosa B. (Faircloth) Reeves (mother)
Virgil R. Reeves (brother)
Edna F. Reeves (sister)
Charles W. Reeves (brother)
More information
Pvt Wesley J. Reeves attended Henderson High School and worked on the family farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Gilbert Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Henderson High School - 1941