Reinke, Milton E., 1922-

Reinke (b. 1922) grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and spent summers in Michigan. After high school, he joined the Army Air Corps and became a B-24 pilot with the 512th Squadron, 376th Bomb Group, 47th Wing, 15th Air Force. During "Big Week" in February 1944, his plane was shot down over Austria. Reinke became a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft I where he stayed for fifteen months until the war ended. Reinke has attended several reunions of the 376th Bomb Group and made five trips back to Europe. In 1997, he went back to Germany and visited the three women who came to his aid when he parachuted down near Graz, Austria. He now lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

From the description of Oral history interview with Milton E. Reinke [sound recording], 2003. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 427868794