Name:
Samuel F. Reneau
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-10
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Plot:
Section B
Row:
36
Grave:
Site 6470
Decoration:
Comments:
Samuel F. Reneau was born on December 29, 1920. He was the son of Seaton French Reneau and Bertie Sutton. He was the husband of Mary Louise Rinehart and the father of Loveace Reneau.
He served in the 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and radio operator of B-29 Superfortress #44-69747 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 10, 1945, when the aircraft made a navigational error and crashed into Mt. Fubo.