Lieutenant Burnell Reed Shy

1913 - 1944  (31 years)

• Name	Burnell Reed Shy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Title	Lieutenant
  Birth	27 Apr 1913	Centerville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military Award	Purple Heart  [6]
  		Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…
  Military Draft Registration	1940	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Military Service	21 Mar 1942  [1, 2]
  	US Army - World War II, 1LT, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division
  Death	14 Jul 1944	Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy   [1, 3, 6, 8]
  	Cause: Killed in Action in Italy
  Obituary	9 Aug 1944	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	SHY, LT. BURNELL REED •St. Louis Post-Dispatch • St. Louis, Missouri • Wed, Aug 9, 1944 - Page 17
  		Obituary-SHY 1LT Burnell SHY, LT. BURNELL REED • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • St. Louis, Missouri • Wed, Aug 9, 1944 • Page 17
  Burial	Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy   [1, 3, 7]
  		Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence, Italy Find a Grave: #1977679 Plot: American Overseas
  Person ID	I32298	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Huston Shy, MD,   b. 18 Jan 1882   d. 28 May 1915 (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mattie Reed,   b. 24 Apr 1884   d. 22 May 1971 (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Jun 1909	Reynolds County, Missouri, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F15666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Apr 1913 - Centerville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - 1940 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action in Italy - 14 Jul 1944 - Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy Obituary - SHY, LT. BURNELL REED •St. Louis Post-Dispatch • St. Louis, Missouri • Wed, Aug 9, 1944 - Page 17 - 9 Aug 1944 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - WWII Killed in Action: American Service in World War II

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-SHY 1LT Burnell SHY, LT. BURNELL REED • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • St. Louis, Missouri • Wed, Aug 9, 1944 • Page 17

  
  

• Sources

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