Arthur Joseph Reynolds
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Courtesy of Christina Reynolds Price via Find A Grave user arborvitae (#47298569)
Object Number - UPL 68977 - 1st Lt Arthur J. “Art” Reynolds Courtesy of Christina Reynolds Price via Find A Grave user arborvitae (#47298569)
Assigned to 813BS, 482BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Service (KIS) in B-17 42-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en-route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group.
Awards: AM (3OLC).
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19002577
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19058963
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15318331
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33123036
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19011573
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinky
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
11 July 1919 | BornHughenden, Alberta, Canada | |
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Enlisted |
15 June 1941 | Enlisted RCAFVancouver, Canada | |
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Other Commissioned |
3 June 1942 | Commissioned 2nd LieutenantReceived both USAAF and RCAF wingsLubbock Field, Texas. | |
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Other Transferred |
15 June 1942 | Transferred USAAF | |
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Died |
10 November 1943 | DiedBrome, Suffolk | |
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Buried |
11 November 1943 | InterredCambridge American Cemetery and MemorialCoton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire |
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Sources
AccidentReports.com & Combat Sup see book: Bomber Stories, WWII Memorial, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
