Loren was born Feb. 8, 1931, in San Diego, Calif, son of Clemons O. & Myrtle (Smith) Reed. Survivors: Brothers, Don, Jerry,Robert & Dale. Sisters Marilee, Carol & Nancy all of Wichita, Kans. He was intrested in Law Enforcement, and was planning on becoming a Policeman.
He was the best brother anyone could ask for, as in any family, we would fight among ourselves, but let someone else pose a threat to one of our family members, and he was right there to help.He joined the Marine Corp, Feb. 3, 1948, with good friends Max McCrea and Francis Greenfield.
He probably would have made a very good policeman, and stayed in that field for many years, he was a Military policemen while in the states. He made Coporal while in San Diego, and was in Korea a couple of months when he was promoted to Sergeant. He arrived there in March 1951, he wrote us many letters as to what was happening there, and Sept.29th, we received a telegram stating he was killed on Sept 21st. They didn't send the body back to the States until Jan. 1952. The casket was escorted by a Sgt Whitley Lambright, and of course was a closed casket.
Sergeant Reed was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Combact Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/star, the ROK Presidential Unit Citation, the United Nations Korean Medal, and the ROK War Service Medal.
Sergeant Reed was a member of the 2nd Platoon, Company H, 3rd. Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was killed in action while fighting the enemy at Hill 812, near Hwang-gi, North Korea on September 21, 1951.
He was the best brother anyone could ask for, as in any family, we would fight among ourselves, but let someone else pose a threat to one of our family members, and he was right there to help.He joined the Marine Corp, Feb. 3, 1948, with good friends Max McCrea and Francis Greenfield.
He probably would have made a very good policeman, and stayed in that field for many years, he was a Military policemen while in the states. He made Coporal while in San Diego, and was in Korea a couple of months when he was promoted to Sergeant. He arrived there in March 1951, he wrote us many letters as to what was happening there, and Sept.29th, we received a telegram stating he was killed on Sept 21st. They didn't send the body back to the States until Jan. 1952. The casket was escorted by a Sgt Whitley Lambright, and of course was a closed casket.
Sergeant Reed was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Combact Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/star, the ROK Presidential Unit Citation, the United Nations Korean Medal, and the ROK War Service Medal.
Sergeant Reed was a member of the 2nd Platoon, Company H, 3rd. Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was killed in action while fighting the enemy at Hill 812, near Hwang-gi, North Korea on September 21, 1951.
Loren was born Feb. 8, 1931, in San Diego, Calif, son of Clemons O. & Myrtle (Smith) Reed. Survivors: Brothers, Don, Jerry,Robert & Dale. Sisters Marilee, Carol & Nancy all of Wichita, Kans. He was intrested in Law Enforcement, and was planning on becoming a Policeman.
He was the best brother anyone could ask for, as in any family, we would fight among ourselves, but let someone else pose a threat to one of our family members, and he was right there to help.He joined the Marine Corp, Feb. 3, 1948, with good friends Max McCrea and Francis Greenfield.
He probably would have made a very good policeman, and stayed in that field for many years, he was a Military policemen while in the states. He made Coporal while in San Diego, and was in Korea a couple of months when he was promoted to Sergeant. He arrived there in March 1951, he wrote us many letters as to what was happening there, and Sept.29th, we received a telegram stating he was killed on Sept 21st. They didn't send the body back to the States until Jan. 1952. The casket was escorted by a Sgt Whitley Lambright, and of course was a closed casket.
Sergeant Reed was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Combact Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/star, the ROK Presidential Unit Citation, the United Nations Korean Medal, and the ROK War Service Medal.
Sergeant Reed was a member of the 2nd Platoon, Company H, 3rd. Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was killed in action while fighting the enemy at Hill 812, near Hwang-gi, North Korea on September 21, 1951.
He was the best brother anyone could ask for, as in any family, we would fight among ourselves, but let someone else pose a threat to one of our family members, and he was right there to help.He joined the Marine Corp, Feb. 3, 1948, with good friends Max McCrea and Francis Greenfield.
He probably would have made a very good policeman, and stayed in that field for many years, he was a Military policemen while in the states. He made Coporal while in San Diego, and was in Korea a couple of months when he was promoted to Sergeant. He arrived there in March 1951, he wrote us many letters as to what was happening there, and Sept.29th, we received a telegram stating he was killed on Sept 21st. They didn't send the body back to the States until Jan. 1952. The casket was escorted by a Sgt Whitley Lambright, and of course was a closed casket.
Sergeant Reed was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Combact Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/star, the ROK Presidential Unit Citation, the United Nations Korean Medal, and the ROK War Service Medal.
Sergeant Reed was a member of the 2nd Platoon, Company H, 3rd. Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was killed in action while fighting the enemy at Hill 812, near Hwang-gi, North Korea on September 21, 1951.
