Lt Col William N. Reed was killed in action on December 19,1944. In a letter to Reed's mother, dated December 28,1944, Maj Gen C. L. Chennault wrote: "Your son and I had been together since the old AVG days and shared the kinship granted to those who struggle against difficulties together. Bill had successfully coped with danger for so long that he was considered well-nigh indestructible. Indeed, in the highest sense he will always be indestructible, for the unique record he created serving his country will live forever. He flew 75 missions with the AVG and 66 missions thereafter, selecting for himself the more difficult assignments, rather than those likely to result in headlines.
展开▼
机译：Lt Col William N. Reed于1944年12月19日在行动中被杀害。 在一封信到芦苇的母亲，1944年12月28日，Maj Gen Cl Chennault写道：“自从旧的AVG天以来，我的儿子和我一起共同分享了那些批准的幸福关系，他们在一起挣扎着困难的人。比尔已成功应对 这么长时间危险，他被认为是良好的坚不可摧的。实际上，在最高的意义上，他将永远是坚不可摧的，因为他为他的国家服务的独特记录将永远活着。他之后他飞行了75个任务和66个任务，此后将75个任务飞行75个任务，此后，他将获得75个任务，此后将75次与AVG和66任务一起飞行75个任务， 为自己选择更困难的作业，而不是那些可能导致头条新闻的作业。
展开▼
