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SNEAD, John Edward II - Date of
birth
2 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama -
Hometown
Jefferson, Marengo County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34163143 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
836th Bombardment Squadron,
487th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 June 1944 - Place of
death
Rue de Paloke
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 40 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John E. Snead I (father)
Lena A. Childress Snead (mother)
Mary E. (Morgan) Snead (wife)
John E. Snead III (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-28822 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Bashful Marion
Destination: Juvincourt, France
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 6263
More information
According to eye witness reports from crew members of other airplanes in the group, this B-24 was hit by flak southwest of Brussels and disintegrated in the air. Not one of the nine crew members had the chance to bail out and packed parachutes and other flying equipment were seen to fall out of the plane as it exploded. It fell in peaces near a hospice in Rue du Paloke, Molenbeek-Saint-JeanHe was initially buried at the cemetery of Evere, Belgium.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com