Colonel Russell Potter "Red" Reeder Jr. (March 4, 1902 – February 22, 1998) was a United States Army officer and writer.

Reeder entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in June 1920 with an appointment from Alabama, played football and baseball as a cadet, and graduated as a member of the Class of 1926.

On June 11, 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, Reeder received a shrapnel wound in his ankle that almost severed his left leg.

Of his nonfiction works, Medal of Honor Heroes and The West Point Story were written for the Landmark series of historical literature for children.

[9] Reeder died of congestive heart failure at the Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Hybla Valley, Virginia, on February 22, 1998, at the age of 95.

[12] Colonel Reeder's military decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and two decorations awarded by France: the Croix de Guerre avec Palm and the Légion d'honneur.