Harold Reynolds
| Date and Place of Birth: | July 5, 1913 Berlamont, MI |
| Date and Place of Death: | November 27, 1944 Brazil |
| Baseball Experience: | College |
| Position: | Unknown |
| Rank: | Lieutenant (jg) |
| Military Unit: | US Navy |
| Area Served: | Pacific Theater of Operations |
Harold D. Reynolds was born in Berlamont, Michigan
on July 5, 1913. He was a high school athletic star at Stambaugh,
Michigan, and a three-sport athlete at Western Michigan College.
In 1936, Reynolds became sports coach at Northern High School
in Flint, Michigan His
1939 baseball team was undefeated.
Reynolds joined the Navy in 1942 and served in the Pacific. On November
27, 1944, three weeks after Fred Rettenmund, co-captain of the unbeaten
Northern High School team was wounded in Europe, Lieutenant (jg) Reynolds was
one of 22 Navy personnel killed when a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
crashed following a mid-air fire in Brazil.
Harold Reynolds is buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery in
Springfield, Illinois.
Harold Reynolds at Western State Teachers College in 1935
Harold Reynolds (front row, fourth from left) as coach of the Northern High School baseball team in 1941
Harold Reynolds' gave at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois
Thanks to Astrid van Erp for help with this biography.
Date Added February 5, 2013 Updated August 6, 2017
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