I found an interesting point of view about the loss of Lt. Augustus Reese, KIA 14th May, 1943.
In 1983 was published in Italy the book "La Portaerei del Mediterraneo" - The Mediterranean air carrier -(referred to Sardinia Island) written by Marco Coni and Francesco Serra. The book is a very detailed report about the lifetime on Sardinia during the II World War. On this book is reported a brief story told by Francesco P., at that time stoker of locomotive 744-013. He remember that on Friday, 14 May 1943, at 1400 hrs the train tug by the locomotive 744-013 was coming on the plain between towns of Bonorva and Chilivani, on central Sardinia.
The locomotive's noises cover all others. Suddenly Francesco P. saw a burst of hits coming toward him. A second later the locomotive's boiler was shaked by 0,5 in. and 20 mm shells. Francesco P. had a near miss with bullets. Then a sudden, growling sound filled the air at few meters overhead (Reese's P-38 was buzzing at very low altitude) and after a while he heard an explosion on a low hill. He saw a black smoke enveloping the fighter's remains. Francesco's collegues, then, said that only the locomotive number 013 could be so unlucky to be hit so lightly.
Despite of "unlucky 013", to the contrary the holes-covered locomotive was repaired and still working for thirty years!

I hope this story could be helpful for your very interesting website.
I have appreciated so much the story of "The Garbage Line" because was a story unknown to me.

Regards

Sandrino Sogus