Chester L. Rinke | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	T-192820
Unit	678th Bomber Squadron, 444th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Rank	Flight Officer U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Michigan
Date of Death	June 26 1944
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

678th Bomber Squadron, 444th Bomber Group, Very Heavy

Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Flight Officer Chester Rinke were accounted for in 2023. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Walls of the Missing” at the Manila American Cemetery.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.