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Cyril Joseph Reinstatler, the son of Cyril and Ruth Reinstatler, was born on October 24, 1923, in Ohio. By 1930, he and his parents had moved to Cobleskill, New York, and by 1940, they had relocated to Schenectady. He earned a full scholarship to Cornell University after graduating from Cobleskill High School.
In 1942, Cyril enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps. He held the rank of Second Lieutenant and served with the 31st Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy. On April 8, 1945, Cyril went missing in action after his B-24 Liberator was shot down over the Pacific. He is remembered in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
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