Lt. John D. Reed, Sr, a former fireman of Ottumwa, Ia., had two sons and a daughter in military service, but the boys, Sgt John D. Reed, Jr. and Pvt. James H Reed have been killed. Lt Reed, the father, was with the Milwaukee Road's 744th Railway Battalion, but is now an instructor in locomotives and air brakes at Fort Frances E. Warren, Wyo.
Pvt. Alicia Reed of the WAC is stationed at McChord Fields, Tacoma, Wash.
Source: Milwaukee Road Magazine, November 1944 (photo included)
