September 1941 - October 1945
EVERETT BURGESS REED
CHIEF CARPENTERS MATE
UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
Everett enlisted in the navy in September 1941. He served on the minesweeper U.S.S. Skill, AM115. After the Skill was sunk and dad had recovered from his injuries, he was stationed at the Brooklyn Naval Yard in New York.
The Skill served in the North Africa, Sicily, Palermo and Salerno campaigns of World War II.
Everett was awarded two Purple Hearts, a Silver Star, the American Campaign, the European African Middle Eastern Campaign, the United States Navy and World War II metals.
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CARROLL COUNTIAN DECORATED -- Evertt B. Reed, Manchester, Md., receives the Silver Star and Purple Heart from Rear Admiral William R. Monroe. The ceremonies where held at the U. S. Naval Armed Guard Center, Brooklyn, N. Y. where Everett was stationed after the Skill was sunk. |
One night the Skill was docked in Palermo harbor when the Luftwaffe can by for a raid on the harbor. The harbor was full of ships that night. A bomb fell from the sky and just missed the Skill and hit a motor whaleboat that was moored on the starboard side. The explosion destroyed the whaleboat and blew a hold in the side of Skill. The Skill was able to get underway and dad went to work on repairing the hole. Everett directed his repair crew to form a concrete patch for the hole and saved the ship from sinking. The patch held all the way to Algiers where the Skill was put into dry dock for repairs.
