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Personal info

Full name
REYNOLDS, Paul Richard
Date of birth
8 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Dixon, Lee County, Illinois
Hometown
Dixon, Lee County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
17151333
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 2 17

Immediate family

Members
Elmer Reynolds (father)
Helene Reynolds (mother)
Helene Reynolds (sister)
John Reynolds (brother)
Betty Reynolds (sister)

More information

"Mrs. Elmer Reynolds, 607 North Galena avenue, received word from the war department stating that her son, Paratrooper Paul R. Reynolds, was killed in action in Belgium on Jan. 8. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne division."

Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, WW2-Airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - Dixon Evening Telegraph

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Dixon Evening Telegraph