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USS Beverly W. Reid (LPR-119)
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USS Beverly W. Reid (APD-119) (1945 - 1969)
Navy Cross Citation
Ensign Beverly W. Reid, United States Navy
Citation:
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Beverly W. Reid, Ensign [then Machinist], U.S. Navy, for extraordinary
heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier- based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron SIX (VF-6), embarked from the U.S.S.
ENTERPRISE (CV-6), during the "Air Battle of Midway," against enemy Japanese forces on 4 - 6 June 1942. On 4 June Ensign Reid sighted two enemy Torpedo Planes
approaching the U.S.S. YORKTOWN. He intercepted and shot down the first craft, then pressed home his attack against the second until his persistent fire had rendered
sufficient damage to cause the plane to burst into flames. Again, on 6 June, he defied a tremendous barrage of concentrated antiaircraft fire to strafe an enemy
destroyer at close range and inflict considerable damage. Ensign Reid's outstanding courage and determined skill were at all times inspiring and in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 310 (January 1943)
Born: April 22, 1917 at New Orleans, Louisiana
Home Town: New Orleans, Louisiana
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