War Department Reports 7 As Dead
Washington, D.C.—The War Department Monday announced the names of six Iowans as dead in the European regions and one in the Pacific area.
In the European theater are S/Sgt. Paul O. Hartkopf, Atlantic; Sgt. Donald D. Rohloff, Delta; Lt. Robert L. Sill, Fort Dodge; Lt. Carl W. Heline, Marcus; Lt. Daniel S. Wilson, Minburn; and Sgt. Mark R. Reynolds, jr., Shellsburg.
In the Pacific region was M/Sgt. Willard E. Vander Maaten, Orange City.
Source: The Des Moines Register, February 26, 1946
Mark Ross Reynolds, Jr. was born Oct. 24, 1923 to Mark Ross (Sr.) and Marie Margaret Steward Reynolds. He died Mar. 24, 1945 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Sgt. Reynolds served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 524th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy as a tail gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress and was MIA/KIA on a bombing raid over Germany.
Siources: ancestry.com
