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Personal info

Full name
REYNOLDS, Warren Arthur
Date of birth
1 October 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Lake Leelanau, Leelanau County, Michigan
Hometown
Charlevoix County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
16085030
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 November 1943
Place of death
Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 12 47

Immediate family

Members
Henry N. Reynolds (father)
Josephine C. (Hahneberg) Reynolds (mother)
Robert H. Reynolds (brother)
Burlin J. Reynolds (brother)
Doris M. Reynolds (sister)
Joan M Reynolds (sister)
Betty L.Reynolds (sister)
Allen G. Reynolds (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-1101
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
MACR: 1012

More information

Plane was hit by flak and set on fire. Two of us bailed out safely just before the plane blew up in midair. Neither of us ever saw any of the crew afterwards. Germans told us that they found 8 bodies in the wreckage.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com Mourninglory, www.ancestry.com - Reynolds Family Tree / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com / Mourninglory