Reetzke Lyle F.

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Lyle F. Reetzke is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Staplehurst Advanced Landing Ground American Airmen

Name:

Lyle F. Reetzke

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-810565

Unit:

380th Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-25

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, France

Plot:

Plot

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Comments:

Lyle F. Reetzke entered the military service in Illinois. He served in the 380th Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. Lyle was the pilot of the P-51 B-5 #43-6443 which took off from station 413 in Staplehurst, England on an armed reconnaissance mission towards Chartres, France. Due to an unknown circumstance, possibly shot down by flak, the plane crashed near Coulmer. 2LT Reetzke evacuated the plane by parachute at 1530h. His ultimate fate is unkown. 2LT Reetzke is buried now in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.

Source of information: www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net