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SCHNEIDER, James R - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
California -
Hometown
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39044091 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
25 September 1944 - Place of
death
Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 25 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter G. Schneider (father)
Ruth M. Schneider (mother)
Gar W. Schneider (brother)
Ruth Schneider (sister)
More information
Pfc James R. Schneider graduated from Castlemont High School in June 1942.He enlisted in San Francisco, California on 6 April 1943. He completed two years of Army Engineering at Forham University and finished his training at Camp Carson. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
Some men from F Company were among many men allowed to visit Omaha Beach. No one knows exactly what happened, but about fifteen men were in a bunker when a terrible explosion occurred, killing all of the men inside. There is the possibility that a naval shell exploded or that perhaps the bunker was booby-trapped. At any rate there were no other visits permitted anymore.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Ste. Mere Eglise No. 2, France.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Oakland Tritune
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Oakland Tritune