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Francis John Reynolds

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 473366
Born

September 23, 1923
in Mount Vernon, NY

Parents

Harold McKee Reynolds
Helen (Johnson) Reynolds

School

A. B. Davis High School (1942)

Pre-War Employment

Good Humor Company

Entered Service

October 17, 1942
at New York, NY

Joined First Battalion

December 15, 1942
from 13th Separate Recruit Bn.

Left First Battalion

June 18, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan

Left Service

June 18, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

216 South 11th Avenue, Mt. Vernon, New York – address of parents, Harold & Helen Reynolds

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

Outfit: enter here
Rank: enter here
MOS: Code (Type)
Important Events:
in chronological order
Wounded/sick/
Promoted
Decorated

Roi-Namur

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 18, 1944 – killed in action (cause and circumstances unknown). Battalion reported “remains unknown.”

Buried as Unknown X-54 in Plot 3, Row 4, Grave 499, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery. Identified in 1948 through comparison of dental and physical characteristics.

Campaign Narrative

Individual Decorations

Medal
Purple Heart

Campaign
Saipan (June 18, 1944)

Citation

Gallery

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