Service Number -3168569

- Enlisted 27 May 1918 per Headstone Application (see below)

-Enroute to France from 31st Provisional Company. July Infantry Replacement Draft (White)
Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Richard Reed
Departure Date: 6 Aug 1918
Departure Place: Norfolk, Virginia
Address: Rfd #3
Residence Place: Martinsburg W VA
Mother: Katherine Reed
Ship: Madawaska
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3168569
Notes: 31st Provisional Company, July Infantry Replacement Draft (White)

- Company L Second Platoon

- Company L Morning Report 4 October 1918: Private; assigned to 132nd Infantry, per D.S.O No. 239, Para. 11, dated Oct 2, 1918. Assigned to Company L, 2 October per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO). - Company L Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Detached Service (DS) at Infantry School. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private.

Return to US: Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Richard Reed
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: Rfd # 3
Residence Place: Marthsburg. West Virginia
Father: Abraham Reed
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: CO. L 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3, 188, 369
Notes: COMPANY "L" 132nd INFANTRY 33RD DIVISION

- Discharged 24 May 1919 per Headstone Application (see below)

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps
 

- WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Richard J Reed
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Opequon, Berkeley, West Virginia
Street: Shepherdstown Road
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Abraham A Reed
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Katherine E Reed
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm
Industry: Laborer
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Abraham A Reed 60 Father
Katherine E Reed 57 Mother
Richard J Reed 25 Son
David A Reed 22 Head
George Mc K Reed 19 Son
Frank C Reed 16 Son
Floyd E Reed 14 Son
Herman O Reed 11 Son

the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: R John Reed
Birth Year: abt 1894
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 36
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 26
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General farming
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
R John Reed 36 Head
J Emma Reed 33 Wife

the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: John R Reed
Respondent: Yes
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Falling Waters
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2200
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Katherine A Reed 77 Mother
John R Reed 46 Head
Emma T Reed 43 Wife
Leroy Miller 21 Nephew
Ernestine Miller 9 Niece

WWII Draft Registration.

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Find A Grave
Richard Reed
BIRTH 14 Mar 1894
DEATH 28 Aug 1954 (aged 60)
BURIAL Rosedale Cemetery
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia

Miscellaneous:

West Virginia, Marriages Index
Name: Emma T Lemaster
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1897
Age: 23
Spouse's Name: J Richard Reed
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 26
Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1920
Marriage Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia
Father's Name: Chas S Miller
Mother's Name: Sallie Miller
Spouse Father's Name: A A Reed
Spouse Mother's Name: Katherine Reed

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