John Reynolds was born on July 5, 1908, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Mr. and Mrs. Harlan K. Reynolds. He later lived at 1956 Plaza Del Amo and graduated from Torrance High School in mid-winter of 1929.

Reynolds volunteered for the U.S. Army in early 1942 and served for 38 months, including 22 months in the Aleutians in Alaska. He held the rank of Private First Class and was honorably discharged from Camp Maxey, Texas, on October 8, 1945. After the war, he worked for the Columbia Steel Company in Torrance.

John Reynolds was killed in an automobile accident in Burley, Idaho, on Labor Day, September 2, 1946, while visiting Richard Pullman. He was 38 years old.

In high school, Reynolds was captain of the Torrance High School football team and played at the end position. He lettered in football and, in 1935, was voted by Torrance football fans as the third-string right tackle in a competition sponsored by the Torrance Herald. As a child, he delivered newspapers for the Torrance Herald and was a member of the First M.E. Church.

Reynolds joined the social club Torrance Moose in November 1933. He married Elizabeth M. Wilkens on February 28, 1935. After the war, he became a member of the Torrance V.F.W.

Reynolds’ funeral was held at the Stone & Myers Chapel on September 7, 1946. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery and was given a final salute by the American Legion. He was survived by his parents and his brother, Fred Reynolds.

Research by Noah Kim.