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REYNOLDS, Austin L - Date of
birth
19 February, 1909 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Cecil County, Maryland -
Hometown
Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32757772 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Litter Bearer -
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Jüngersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 71 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles R. Reynolds (father)
Elizabeth E. (Zane) Reynolds (mother)
C. Elmer Reynolds (brother)
Carrie Reynolds (sister)
Burton Reynolds (brother)
Marion H. Reynolds (brother)
Edna Reynolds (sister)
Mary L. (Connors) Reynolds (wife)
More information
Pfc Austin L. Reynolds entered the Army April 16, 1943, and was attached to the 69th Division at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He then volunteered as a replacement with the Medical Detachment of the First Division with which he went overseas.From 1928 to 1931, Pvt Reynolds was a member of the regular Army attached to the 16th Infantry at Fort Jay. For nine years he was a member of the 198th Coast Artillerynat Newark.
While home on furlough in June, Pvt Reynolds was restless, and rather than "sit and do nothing" went to work at the Kaumagraph Company where his brother Burton was employed.
Pvt Reynolds was assisting some medical soldiers in building a dug-out in Hurtgen Forest, when he was killed by enemy artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1910 Census / Delaware Marriage Records / Headstone and Interment Record, www.archives.delaware.gov, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)