Col. William B. Reed
MS United States
Col. William B. Reed, 95 (USAF retired) resident of Gulfport for over 50 years, died peacefully Weds. Sept. 23, 2009 in an assisted living facility in Charleston SC.
He is survived by a daughter Pat Reed Ike of NY state, two granddaughters Dayna Reed of Charleston SC and Andrea Begel of NYC and two great grandsons, Corey Bullock of Charleston SC and Emmett Wallin of NYC.
He was proceeded in death by his beloved wife Nina DeWitt Reed (2000) and his son Bill (2007) a graduate of Gulfport High School, class of '59. Col. Reed had a full and interesting life. He was born in Texas and by the age of 5 was living in New York City with his mother, a Zeigfeild Follies show girl and movie actress. He want away to Military school at a young age and attended University of Tenn. and Purdue. Receiving an aeronautical engineering degree from the latter. He was an early test pilot with the Army Air Corps and was still flying jet fighter planes into his fifties. Logistical planning was his specialty and he taught at the Air War College and The Air/Ground Operations School at Kessler AFB, (where he was also Deputy Commandant) and wrote several books on the subject. During WW2 he was Wing Commander of a photo reconnaissance outfit and came up with and pre-tested the concept of flying in under the radar to photograph the beaches at Normandy just before the invasion. He received many decorations including France s highest honor for the Normandy work. Other interesting jobs included five years at The Pentagon with The Atomic Energy Commission and several years in Turkey doing logistical planning for the region. He was a base commander in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He served for 30 years, retiring in 1968. He was an avid golfer and was both Air Force Champion and later Miss.Seniors Champion. He devoted much of his later years to golf, organizing Seniors Tournaments, rating courses and acting as a rules official for the USGA. Col. Reed was a devoted family man and as those who knew him would testify was a "gentleman" of the old cloth. He was kind, considerate, honest and caring to his last day. By his wish he will be cremated and laid to rest with his beloved wife in Arlington Cemetery. He would wish for no other tribute but that you would do something kind for someone in his memory.
Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) - Sunday, October 4, 2009
Supplied by Linda Ellis
MS United States
Col. William B. Reed, 95 (USAF retired) resident of Gulfport for over 50 years, died peacefully Weds. Sept. 23, 2009 in an assisted living facility in Charleston SC.
He is survived by a daughter Pat Reed Ike of NY state, two granddaughters Dayna Reed of Charleston SC and Andrea Begel of NYC and two great grandsons, Corey Bullock of Charleston SC and Emmett Wallin of NYC.
He was proceeded in death by his beloved wife Nina DeWitt Reed (2000) and his son Bill (2007) a graduate of Gulfport High School, class of '59. Col. Reed had a full and interesting life. He was born in Texas and by the age of 5 was living in New York City with his mother, a Zeigfeild Follies show girl and movie actress. He want away to Military school at a young age and attended University of Tenn. and Purdue. Receiving an aeronautical engineering degree from the latter. He was an early test pilot with the Army Air Corps and was still flying jet fighter planes into his fifties. Logistical planning was his specialty and he taught at the Air War College and The Air/Ground Operations School at Kessler AFB, (where he was also Deputy Commandant) and wrote several books on the subject. During WW2 he was Wing Commander of a photo reconnaissance outfit and came up with and pre-tested the concept of flying in under the radar to photograph the beaches at Normandy just before the invasion. He received many decorations including France s highest honor for the Normandy work. Other interesting jobs included five years at The Pentagon with The Atomic Energy Commission and several years in Turkey doing logistical planning for the region. He was a base commander in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He served for 30 years, retiring in 1968. He was an avid golfer and was both Air Force Champion and later Miss.Seniors Champion. He devoted much of his later years to golf, organizing Seniors Tournaments, rating courses and acting as a rules official for the USGA. Col. Reed was a devoted family man and as those who knew him would testify was a "gentleman" of the old cloth. He was kind, considerate, honest and caring to his last day. By his wish he will be cremated and laid to rest with his beloved wife in Arlington Cemetery. He would wish for no other tribute but that you would do something kind for someone in his memory.
Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) - Sunday, October 4, 2009
Supplied by Linda Ellis
Col. William B. Reed
MS United States
Col. William B. Reed, 95 (USAF retired) resident of Gulfport for over 50 years, died peacefully Weds. Sept. 23, 2009 in an assisted living facility in Charleston SC.
He is survived by a daughter Pat Reed Ike of NY state, two granddaughters Dayna Reed of Charleston SC and Andrea Begel of NYC and two great grandsons, Corey Bullock of Charleston SC and Emmett Wallin of NYC.
He was proceeded in death by his beloved wife Nina DeWitt Reed (2000) and his son Bill (2007) a graduate of Gulfport High School, class of '59. Col. Reed had a full and interesting life. He was born in Texas and by the age of 5 was living in New York City with his mother, a Zeigfeild Follies show girl and movie actress. He want away to Military school at a young age and attended University of Tenn. and Purdue. Receiving an aeronautical engineering degree from the latter. He was an early test pilot with the Army Air Corps and was still flying jet fighter planes into his fifties. Logistical planning was his specialty and he taught at the Air War College and The Air/Ground Operations School at Kessler AFB, (where he was also Deputy Commandant) and wrote several books on the subject. During WW2 he was Wing Commander of a photo reconnaissance outfit and came up with and pre-tested the concept of flying in under the radar to photograph the beaches at Normandy just before the invasion. He received many decorations including France s highest honor for the Normandy work. Other interesting jobs included five years at The Pentagon with The Atomic Energy Commission and several years in Turkey doing logistical planning for the region. He was a base commander in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He served for 30 years, retiring in 1968. He was an avid golfer and was both Air Force Champion and later Miss.Seniors Champion. He devoted much of his later years to golf, organizing Seniors Tournaments, rating courses and acting as a rules official for the USGA. Col. Reed was a devoted family man and as those who knew him would testify was a "gentleman" of the old cloth. He was kind, considerate, honest and caring to his last day. By his wish he will be cremated and laid to rest with his beloved wife in Arlington Cemetery. He would wish for no other tribute but that you would do something kind for someone in his memory.
Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) - Sunday, October 4, 2009
Supplied by Linda Ellis
MS United States
Col. William B. Reed, 95 (USAF retired) resident of Gulfport for over 50 years, died peacefully Weds. Sept. 23, 2009 in an assisted living facility in Charleston SC.
He is survived by a daughter Pat Reed Ike of NY state, two granddaughters Dayna Reed of Charleston SC and Andrea Begel of NYC and two great grandsons, Corey Bullock of Charleston SC and Emmett Wallin of NYC.
He was proceeded in death by his beloved wife Nina DeWitt Reed (2000) and his son Bill (2007) a graduate of Gulfport High School, class of '59. Col. Reed had a full and interesting life. He was born in Texas and by the age of 5 was living in New York City with his mother, a Zeigfeild Follies show girl and movie actress. He want away to Military school at a young age and attended University of Tenn. and Purdue. Receiving an aeronautical engineering degree from the latter. He was an early test pilot with the Army Air Corps and was still flying jet fighter planes into his fifties. Logistical planning was his specialty and he taught at the Air War College and The Air/Ground Operations School at Kessler AFB, (where he was also Deputy Commandant) and wrote several books on the subject. During WW2 he was Wing Commander of a photo reconnaissance outfit and came up with and pre-tested the concept of flying in under the radar to photograph the beaches at Normandy just before the invasion. He received many decorations including France s highest honor for the Normandy work. Other interesting jobs included five years at The Pentagon with The Atomic Energy Commission and several years in Turkey doing logistical planning for the region. He was a base commander in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He served for 30 years, retiring in 1968. He was an avid golfer and was both Air Force Champion and later Miss.Seniors Champion. He devoted much of his later years to golf, organizing Seniors Tournaments, rating courses and acting as a rules official for the USGA. Col. Reed was a devoted family man and as those who knew him would testify was a "gentleman" of the old cloth. He was kind, considerate, honest and caring to his last day. By his wish he will be cremated and laid to rest with his beloved wife in Arlington Cemetery. He would wish for no other tribute but that you would do something kind for someone in his memory.
Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) - Sunday, October 4, 2009
Supplied by Linda Ellis
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