October 21, 1924 – July 29, 2004
Kenneth Reynolds
Personal Information
Birthplace: Winfield, Kansas
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army Air Corps
Theater of Operation: European
Enlisted / Commissioned: Oct 19, 1943
Discharged: Oct 13, 1945
Honored By: Sister Dorothy Malone
Biography
He flew out of Italy making bombing runs to Germany. He was a nose gunner on a B-24. On one run the plexi glass was shot out but he was not injured. On another mission they lost one motor. When he told about it he said ‘We came in on a wing and a prayer.’ He received the Air Medal of Honor.
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