During World War II, he served as a Director of Military Personnel Division of the Army Service Forces.

Reynolds died on December 8, 1970, and is buried with Florine at Arlington National Cemetery.

He would serve as Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1929 and at Ripon College from 1936 to 1937.

During World War II he was Director of the Military Personnel Division of the Army Service Forces.

Later he would serve as Chief of Special Service of the United States Department of the Army.