Bronze Star Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Reed Squires.
Reed Elwin Squires, 90, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at Homestead Care Center in Rexburg. He was born Oct. 31, 1923, to Whitney Napoleon Squires and Harriet Hendricks Squires in Hibbard, Idaho. Reed grew up with four sisters and one brother. He attend- ed school in Rexburg. He worked on the family farm and also in the coal mines of Carbon County before entering the military. At age 19, he received a letter notifying him he had been drafted and to report for service in two weeks. He joined...