Lawrence E. Reitz

World War II
Service #16027151
Unit343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankTechnical Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Illinois
Date of DeathAugust 1 1943
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Technical Sergeant Lawrence E. Reitz were accounted for in 2023. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Florence American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.