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SNOW, Mitchell Philip - Date of
birth
21 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Swarthmore, Delaware County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-746208 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
79th Fighter Squadron,
20th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1944 - Place of
death
Hermannsburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William P. Snow (father)
Alberta C. (Michell) Snow (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-68012 -
Data
Type: P-38J
Destination: Salzwedel, Germany
Mission: Strafe
MACR: 3615
More information
1st Lt Mitchell P. Snow attended college and was a sales agent before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Baltimore, Maryland, on 31 March 1942.The Fighter Group was on a strafe mission in the vicinity of Salzwedel, Germany, which resulted in destroying and damaging a large number of enemy aircraft, buildings, locomotives, and other infrastructure. For this action, the Group was awarded a Distinguished Unit citation.
When returning home, the Group was attacked by enemy fighters. Lt Snow was killed in a head-on crash with an enemy Ne-109 in the vicinity of Hermannsburg.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Steve Snow, Arthur E. Sevigny, Raf Dyckmans
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Steve Snow