Thomas J Reino

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 3 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24526 'Leaping Liz' while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Target was U/B yards (submarines) at St. Nazaire, France. Fighters attacked and plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA). Participated in 5 Operations - 1 Abort (See Biography events).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Leapin Liz
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hunga Dunga
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Mission #1 TSGT Thomas J. Reino, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24588, "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. (RTB OK)

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Mission #2 TSGT Thomas J. Reino, w/41-24526, 303BG/358BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 23 November 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24526, "Leapin' Liz", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #3 TSGT Thomas J. Reino, w/B-17F 41-24526

Rouen, France 12 December 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24526, "Leapin' Liz", 303BG/358BS. Mission was to bomb the railroad marshalling yeards at Rouen, France but mechanical failures forced the Pilot to abort the mission. (RTB OK).

Other

Mission #4 TSGT Thomas J. Reino w/41-24526, 303BG/358BS

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 20 December 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24526, "Leapin' Liz", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, Fracne. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #5 TSGT Thomas J. Reion, w/41-24526, 303BG/358BS KIA

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24526, "Leapin' Liz", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the torpedo storage areas at St. Nazaire, France. (KIA)

Born

Elmwood City, PA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Killed when aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed into the sea near the target. His remains have never been recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Saint-James, France Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery

Revisions

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History student

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Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015. Made connections to Aricraft & Missions per 303BG website Mission Reports, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/

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Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015. Added Mission events #1 thru #5 per 303BG webiste Mission Reports, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/

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Lee Cunningham 13-Jan-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 7650; added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; added crew position and made minor edits to biography.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7650 / MACR 7650, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 60 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database