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REECE, Billie - Date of
birth
3 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Yellow Rock, Lee County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Yellow Rock, Lee County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35574405 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Reece (father)
Sirreni (Mays) Reece (mother)
Easil Reece (brother)
Floyd Reece (brother)
Mattie F. Reece (sister)
Chester Reece (brother)
Sidney Reece (brother)
George Reece (brother)
Rhuey Reece (brother)
Grace A. (Douglass) Reece (wife)
Tommie Reece (son)
More information
Pfc Billie W. Reece was employed by the J. H. Hill Co.He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 15 December 1942.
From October 1944 until January 1945 he was hospitalized in France for wounds at his shoulder caused by an artillery shell blast. In March 1945, in Germany, he was wounded in action by small arms fire in the abdomen. He died of his wounds on 21 April 1945. The exact location where he died is not known.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards/ Britton Family Tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S