USS REID 369 - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Editor
• Publisher
• Editor of the USS Reid Newsletter

Len Gardner, editor and publisher on right, Dr. James M. Wilson III (son of Willie Wilson, a USS REID shipmate),web master, on left in Amherst, Massachusetts, 2007, for a meeting to update the site. All this week the History Channel has been running a mini series about WWII. Last night (18 Nov.) they featured the battle that took place at Leyte in the Phillipines. I know that the Reid was a part of this because my grandfather served on and survived the sinking of that great ship. His name is William Halfpap. After watching that show, I went online and found ussreid369.org. I was thrilled to find 2 pictures of him on the site. However, sadly, he passed away on 12 May, 2008 after battling Alzheimer's Disease. He was very proud to have served on the Reid. He was the nicest, kindest person anyone could have met. He is greatly missed.