KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

CPL Harry James Reeve Jr

8th Cavalry Regiment
L CO 3 BN
Army
Hostile, Died While Captured (POW)
Date Of Loss: November 2, 1950
Remains Returned To Custody: January 1, 2004
Date Of Identification: June 21, 2010
Service Number: RA13344187
Born: February 25, 1932
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Location Or Battle Zone: Unsan
Burial Location
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central, Radcliff, Ky

Comments: Corporal Reeve was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950 and was killed by a guard on November 16, 1950. His remains were not recovered. In 2004, his remains were recovered, and on June 21, 2010, he was identified.

Final Disposition Date: November 16, 1950
Korean War Project Key No: 24655

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February 25, 1932

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