Married Geraldine Luce(1922-2008) on January 14, 1944 in Oshkosh. She remarried. Died in Florida as Geraldine Treise.
Listed on monument in Honolulu, Hawaii as :
Second Lieutenant
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Squadron
Last Known Status: Missing
Purple Heart Air Medal
Contributor: JAZ (48097722)
Final Mission:
2LT. Marvin Reinhardt, O-837538, was the Co-Pilot aboard the B-29 #42-24717 'A-11'. Assigned to the 20th AAF, 497th Bomb Group, 871st Bomb Sq. Saipan. On 19 July 1945, it departed Saipan on a bombing mission #91 of Hitachi, Honshu, Japan. About 15 minutes after take off the aircraft lost the #1 engine. Shortly after that an electrical fire was reported in and near the radio compartment. Then they lost the #2 engine. This loss of power caused the aircraft to lose altitude and at 500 to 1000 feet the command to prepare to ditch was given. They ditched about 7 miles East of Saipan in the ocean. All crew members were seen exiting the aircraft. This was at 15*15' N/145*55' E. About 45 minutes later a US Navy destroyer arrived at the scene and rescued one of the life rafts. The survivors complained of extremely strong gasoline fumes that had caused some to pass out. Later on a Picket boat picked up 2 more survivors. 5 Crew were rescued, 6 were KIA/MIA/DOI.
2LT. Reinhardt was MIA and was declared KIA on 21 Jul 1945. He was honored at the Court of the Missing, Hawaii. Posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Listed on monument in Honolulu, Hawaii as :
Second Lieutenant
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Squadron
Last Known Status: Missing
Purple Heart Air Medal
Contributor: JAZ (48097722)
Final Mission:
2LT. Marvin Reinhardt, O-837538, was the Co-Pilot aboard the B-29 #42-24717 'A-11'. Assigned to the 20th AAF, 497th Bomb Group, 871st Bomb Sq. Saipan. On 19 July 1945, it departed Saipan on a bombing mission #91 of Hitachi, Honshu, Japan. About 15 minutes after take off the aircraft lost the #1 engine. Shortly after that an electrical fire was reported in and near the radio compartment. Then they lost the #2 engine. This loss of power caused the aircraft to lose altitude and at 500 to 1000 feet the command to prepare to ditch was given. They ditched about 7 miles East of Saipan in the ocean. All crew members were seen exiting the aircraft. This was at 15*15' N/145*55' E. About 45 minutes later a US Navy destroyer arrived at the scene and rescued one of the life rafts. The survivors complained of extremely strong gasoline fumes that had caused some to pass out. Later on a Picket boat picked up 2 more survivors. 5 Crew were rescued, 6 were KIA/MIA/DOI.
2LT. Reinhardt was MIA and was declared KIA on 21 Jul 1945. He was honored at the Court of the Missing, Hawaii. Posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Married Geraldine Luce(1922-2008) on January 14, 1944 in Oshkosh. She remarried. Died in Florida as Geraldine Treise.
Listed on monument in Honolulu, Hawaii as :
Second Lieutenant
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Squadron
Last Known Status: Missing
Purple Heart Air Medal
Contributor: JAZ (48097722)
Final Mission:
2LT. Marvin Reinhardt, O-837538, was the Co-Pilot aboard the B-29 #42-24717 'A-11'. Assigned to the 20th AAF, 497th Bomb Group, 871st Bomb Sq. Saipan. On 19 July 1945, it departed Saipan on a bombing mission #91 of Hitachi, Honshu, Japan. About 15 minutes after take off the aircraft lost the #1 engine. Shortly after that an electrical fire was reported in and near the radio compartment. Then they lost the #2 engine. This loss of power caused the aircraft to lose altitude and at 500 to 1000 feet the command to prepare to ditch was given. They ditched about 7 miles East of Saipan in the ocean. All crew members were seen exiting the aircraft. This was at 15*15' N/145*55' E. About 45 minutes later a US Navy destroyer arrived at the scene and rescued one of the life rafts. The survivors complained of extremely strong gasoline fumes that had caused some to pass out. Later on a Picket boat picked up 2 more survivors. 5 Crew were rescued, 6 were KIA/MIA/DOI.
2LT. Reinhardt was MIA and was declared KIA on 21 Jul 1945. He was honored at the Court of the Missing, Hawaii. Posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Listed on monument in Honolulu, Hawaii as :
Second Lieutenant
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Squadron
Last Known Status: Missing
Purple Heart Air Medal
Contributor: JAZ (48097722)
Final Mission:
2LT. Marvin Reinhardt, O-837538, was the Co-Pilot aboard the B-29 #42-24717 'A-11'. Assigned to the 20th AAF, 497th Bomb Group, 871st Bomb Sq. Saipan. On 19 July 1945, it departed Saipan on a bombing mission #91 of Hitachi, Honshu, Japan. About 15 minutes after take off the aircraft lost the #1 engine. Shortly after that an electrical fire was reported in and near the radio compartment. Then they lost the #2 engine. This loss of power caused the aircraft to lose altitude and at 500 to 1000 feet the command to prepare to ditch was given. They ditched about 7 miles East of Saipan in the ocean. All crew members were seen exiting the aircraft. This was at 15*15' N/145*55' E. About 45 minutes later a US Navy destroyer arrived at the scene and rescued one of the life rafts. The survivors complained of extremely strong gasoline fumes that had caused some to pass out. Later on a Picket boat picked up 2 more survivors. 5 Crew were rescued, 6 were KIA/MIA/DOI.
2LT. Reinhardt was MIA and was declared KIA on 21 Jul 1945. He was honored at the Court of the Missing, Hawaii. Posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
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