Edward Daniel Reilly Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
RankSergeant First Class U.S. Army
Entered Service FromPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
Date of DeathApril 26 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Notes
Sergeant First Class Reilly was a rifleman with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. On April 26, 1966, while on patrol with his platoon in South Vietnam, he was taken prisoner and died in captivity. His remains were recovered on April 27, 1989 and identified on August 18, 1989. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.