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Personal info

Full name
REICHENBACH, Theodore Herman
Date of birth
13 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Fifield, Price County, Wisconsin
Hometown
St. Louis County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
6860263
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Engineer
Unit
66th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 21 3

Immediate family

Members
Emil Reichenbach (father)
Helen Reichenbach (mother)
Emily Stadler (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-51907
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Neuburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the jet plane factory
MACR: 13574

More information

T/Sgt Theodore H. Reichenbach enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, on 1 February 1943.

Very little is known as to exactly what happened to this crew. On this mission, six aircraft were originally carried as "not yet returned," five of which subsequently returned to base. All five of these returned aircraft had left the formation after bombing and landed on the Continent, having run short of gas. At 1503 hours, this crew was heard from at a point approximately ten (10) miles southwest of Stuttgart and fifty-five (55) miles east of bomb line, at which time the pilot thought he would be able to make it back to friendly territory. At this time, he was observed to have two (2) feathered engines. No further word was heard over VHF, and no additional information has been received at the Headquarters.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com , - WWII Draft Card, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov-WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 13574, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com