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SNYDER, Philip Sheridan - Date of
birth
20 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Cromwell, Noble County, Indiana -
Hometown
Cromwell, Noble County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1283862 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Neufchâteau, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 90 |
Immediate family
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Members
Milo D. Snyder (father)
Mabelle C. (Beck) Snyder (mother)
Emma M. Snyder (sister)
Clifford J. Snyder (brother)
More information
1st Lt Philip S. Snyder graduated from Cromwell High School and attended Purdue University for one year. He was an insurance salesman before he enlisted at Fort Wayne, Indiana on 7 April 1941.He was wounded in France on 3 July 1944 which earned him his first Purple Heart. He returned to duty on 21 August 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Lt Snyder is remembered at the Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana.
His brother T/Sgt Clifford J. Snyder is buried at Manila American Cemetery, The Philippines.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Emma M. Souder, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Kay Cynova / Barbara Wold / Albert Ledoux
Photo source: Erik Snyder, www.findagrave.com - Barbara Wolf