Background
Reynolds was born on November 29, 1923, in East Chicago, Indiana. Reynolds attended Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana, and then attended Wabash College, from which he graduated in 1946. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Reynolds served in the United States Army during the Second World War; he was a Staff Sergeant and was awarded the Purple Heart.
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