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Personal info

Full name
REYNOLDS, Matthew Gerald
Date of birth
27 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36696938
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Halsenbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 29 23

Immediate family

Members
Mathew M. Reynolds (father)
Mary (Gorman) Reynolds (mother)
Marvin Reynolds (brother)
Mary C. Reynolds (sister)
Mary I. Reynolds (wife)
Ronald Reynolds (son)
David Reynolds (son)
Mary S. Reynolds (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt Matthew G. Reynolds worked for the Chrysler Motor Co.

He enlisted in October 1943.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy on 2 September 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com / Illinois State Journal and Register - 8 April 1945