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SCHNICKE, William - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-359461 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Noville, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry S. Schnicke (father)
Mary A. (Hoffman) Schnicke (mother)
Fred Schnicke (brother)
Irene Schnicke (sister)
Morris Schnicke (brother)
Lucille Schnicke (sister)
George Schnicke (brother)
Adele (Shepherd) Schnicke (wife)
More information
1st Lt William Schnicke graduated from Hughes High School.He was sent overseas in September 1944.
A member of Lt Schnicke's unit, Walter Lepinsky stated: I heard that Lt Schnicke got killed after he went down to a cellar and Sgt. Fields was manning a bazooka there. A German tank was coming up near the cellar and Fields went to fire on it, as I heard, Schnicke took the bazooka from Fields, but due to the movement a projectile came through the window and killed Schnicke.
He was first buried at the the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
His brother George was taken prisoner by the Japanes on Battan and was reported missing in action on 15 December 1944 and is remembered at the Tablets of the Missing at the American Military Cemetery of Manilla.
Lt Schnicke was the father of a daughter who was born 13 days after he was killed.
The picture was taken in high school in 1931.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920 Census / family trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Hughes High School Yearbook Yearbook 1931