Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameClyde M. REECE 
269,263,470, Clyde M Reece
269,263,470, Clyde M ReeceBirthMar 2, 1922, Guilford County, North Carolina269,470, Clyde M Reece
DeathDec 17, 1944, Belgium269,470, Clyde M Reece
BurialMount Hope United Church Of Christ, 2400 Mount Hope Church Rd, Whitsett, North Carolina263,470, Clyde M Reece
FlagsUS Army, World War II
FatherSample Walker REECE (1883-1979)
Mother“Bertie” Roberta May TERRY (1886-1978)
Obituary Online notes for Clyde M. REECE
Son of Bertie Terry and Sample Reece. He entered the U.S. Army on 19 Jan 1943 and by the spring of 1944 was with the 254 Engineer Combat Battalion. That unit was with the D-Day invasion and sustained heavy casualties during the Battle of the Bulge, where Private Reece was Killed in Action.
Following is a newspaper article from the Burlington, North Carolina Daily Times News, March 15, 1945, which was researched and is provided here curtesy of Find A Grave contributor Adriana #47328225:
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Reece of Whitsett have been notified that their son, Pfc. Clyde M. Reece, who was previously reported missing on Dec. 17 of last year, has been killed in action in Belgium.
He was inducted into the service in 1943 and received his training at Ft. Belvoir, Va., and later in Pennsylvania before going overseas in May of 1943. He had been on combat duty since June 8. He went into France with the early invasion forces and was serving with the 1st Army at the time of his death.
Prior to his induction, Private Reece had attended Gibsonville High School and was employed at Newport News shipyards. He was a member of Springwood Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his parents, two brothers, Lee in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Pvt. James Reece serving with the army in Germany; and three sisters, Mrs. Charles Allred, Mrs. Alfred Hawks, and Mrs. Garland Rennett all of Whitsett. 470, Clyde M Reece
Following is a newspaper article from the Burlington, North Carolina Daily Times News, March 15, 1945, which was researched and is provided here curtesy of Find A Grave contributor Adriana #47328225:
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Reece of Whitsett have been notified that their son, Pfc. Clyde M. Reece, who was previously reported missing on Dec. 17 of last year, has been killed in action in Belgium.
He was inducted into the service in 1943 and received his training at Ft. Belvoir, Va., and later in Pennsylvania before going overseas in May of 1943. He had been on combat duty since June 8. He went into France with the early invasion forces and was serving with the 1st Army at the time of his death.
Prior to his induction, Private Reece had attended Gibsonville High School and was employed at Newport News shipyards. He was a member of Springwood Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his parents, two brothers, Lee in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Pvt. James Reece serving with the army in Germany; and three sisters, Mrs. Charles Allred, Mrs. Alfred Hawks, and Mrs. Garland Rennett all of Whitsett. 470, Clyde M Reece