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REZNICK, Walter Michael - Date of
birth
12 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon -
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20933033 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
346th Bombardment Squadron,
99th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 November 1944 - Place of
death
30 miles west of Linz, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 34 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter J. Reznick (father)
Margaret M. Reznick (mother)
George Reznick (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8154 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Linz, Austria
Mission: Benzol oil refinery
MACR: 10012
More information
S/Sgt Walter M. Reznick was a bookkeeping machine operator.He joined the National Guard in Portland, Oregon, on 16 September 1940.
Statement: "The plane went into a spin and then blew up. Four of us were blown out. Reznick went down with the plane and was killed."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - Patti Johnson, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Jac Engels, Oregon Journal - 5 February 1945