Reese was injured on the raid with a piece of shrapnel in his leg
The 93rd Regiment of foot was originally raised in 1799 from the Sutherland Fencibles
It then came into the hands of Samuel P
and stock is missing a small sliver under the lock plate
adopted during World War I
Original U.S. WWII 115th Engineer Regiment Soldier Medal Recipient Named Grouping - 40th Infantry Division German Helmets & Hats Reese was injured on theOriginal Items: One of a kind Set. In an order dates November 7th, 1945 for the Award of the Soldier's Medal it reads: Technician Fifth Grade LAWRENCE LA LONDE, 36533735, Corps of Engineers, Army of the United States. On 18 May 1944, on New Britain Island, in response to an emergency call from two soldiers stranded three miles off shore in a home made craft, Technician Fifth Grade LA LONDE, with an officer and three enlisted men, volunteered to effect