Beverly W. Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBeverly W. Reid
United States Navy Navy Cross recipient
Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1917
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 24-Aug-1942
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Beverly W. Reid
- Beverly W.
- Reid (1917–1942) was a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross for his actions in combat during World War II in defending the crippled aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5).
- He carried out aggressive attacks on two Japanese torpedo planes and was credited with two confirmed "kills".
- He attended Redemptorist College in New Orleans, before he enlisted in the U.S.
- Navy on 17 June 1935.
- Reid, commissioned an ensign on 23 July 1942, took part in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942.
- He flew one of the 27 Fighting Squadron 6 fighters scrambled for the combat air patrol over Task Force 17, and, as one of two pilots listed as missing in action, was probably shot down by a Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” fighter in the ensuing action.
- Never seen again, Reid was presumed killed in action.
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