Charles Michael Reed

Charles Michael Reed

Company C 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 09/10/70

PERSONAL DATA

Home of Record: Baldwin, NY
Date of birth: 09/25/1948

MILITARY DATA

Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Sergeant
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: **
Unit: 3RD PLT, C CO, 1ST BN, 22ND INFANTRY, 4TH INF DIV

CASUALTY DATA

Start Tour: 11/26/1969
Incident Date: 09/10/1970
Casualty Date: 09/10/1970
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Non-hostile, died of other causes
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other accident

ON THE WALL Panel W7 Line 53

Charles M. Reed was killed at an NVA bunker complex at grid reference BR596304,
approximately 15 kilometers southwest of Binh Khe and 4 kilometers southwest of Hon Giang Mountain.

Company C had found a large NVA bunker complex and emplaced several mechanical ambushes
across trails leading to the complex. One of those detonated killing Charles Reed and Joseph Jackson.

MOS = 11B10 Infantryman

SGT Charles M. Reed's decorations

Charles is also eligible to receive the Conspicuous Service Cross
from the State of New York

Chuck Reed at An Khe

Photo courtesy of Ralph "Bo" Bonnema C 1/22 Infantry 1970-1971

From the Find A Grave website

BURIAL:
Pinelawn Memorial Park
East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York
PLOT Sect.40, Block 5, Range 28, Plot F, Grave 23

Grave marker for Charle M. Reed

Photo by Lynn T. from the Find A Grave website

Top photo courtesy of Randy Cox, SGT Company C 1/22 Infantry 1969-1970

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