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SNYDER, John R - Date of
birth
19 November 1912 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33933010 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Euchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 18 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Francis J. Snyder (father)
Henriette E. (Burns) Snyder (mother)
Mary H. Snyder (sister)
Alice F. Snyder (sister)
Joseph F. Snyder (brother)
Clarence F. Snyder (brother)
Thomas Perry (half-brother)
Myrtle A. (Sargent) Snyder (wife)
Dorothy Snyder (daughter)
Janet Snyder (daughter)
Mary Snyder (daughter)
More information
Pvt John R. Snyder enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 11 June 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Charles Testut, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Ward-Reilly-Burkholder-Ras Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Charles Testut, Rens Maes