Wayne Conrad Reinecke

Vietnam War
UnitHelicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8
RankAviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician Third Class U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromMilwaukie Oregon
Date of DeathJanuary 12 1967
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician, Third Class Reinecke was a member of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8, Carrier Anti-Submarine Group aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20). On January 12, 1967, he was a crew member of a Lockheed Viking Anti-Submarine Helicopter (SH-3A) over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.