Edgar Ernest Snyder Jr
Military
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UPL 26649
Lead crew on bombing mission to Koln, Germany, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8038. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 17 October 1944.
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 427BS C/O and 303BG Deupty C/O.
Awards: DFC (3OLC), BSM, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33795076
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ball turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16025970 / O-442158
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Van Wert, OH | 20 July 1917 | Son of Edgar Ernest Sr and Nora Irene [Forrer] Snyder. |
Died |
26 July 2005 | ||
Buried |
Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery Sierra Vista, Cochise County, AZ | 29 July 2005 | Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
GENERAL ORDER # 621, 14 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000