Thomas E Reid Jr
Serial number33524350
Birth year1920
RankPvt
Unit147th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B
Date of death1944-06-06
LocationOmaha Beach
The story
Pvt Thomas Reid, Jr was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company B, 147th Engineer Combat Battalion.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA
The battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
Historical evidence
Military details
Enlistment date1943-02-02
Coordinates49.368734, -0.870235 (sector estimate)
MR date reported1944-06-10
MR page7
Confidence levelEstimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby casualties
Same company (147ENG-B), 1944-06-06 — 17 other soldiers lost that day
Alfred T Gramlet
Pvt
Earl G Ford
S/Sgt
Julian E Smiley
Sgt
Francis L Payne
Pvt
Maurice E Crabtree
Sgt
Clarence J Gerber
T/4
Orvil E Voyles
PFC
Warren E Koontz
Cpl
Ray C Bybee
Sgt
+ 8 more from this company that day