Thomas J Reino
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 3 January 1943
- Date: 20 December 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 12 December 1942
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- Date: 23 November 1942
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- Date: 18 November 1942
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Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 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) |
Other 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
Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015. Made connections to Aricraft & Missions per 303BG website Mission Reports, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/
Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015. Added Mission events #1 thru #5 per 303BG webiste Mission Reports, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/
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.
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