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Personal info

Full name
SNIDER, Herbert G
Date of birth
17 January 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
White Plains, Calhoun County, Alabama
Hometown
Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34583490
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
Nennig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 11 44

Immediate family

Members
John W. Snider (father)
Evie M. Snider (mother)
Mary E. Snider (sister)
John W. Snider (brother)
Nannie K. Snider (sister)
Audrey Snider (sister)
Wilburn H. Snider (brother)
C.B. Snider (brother)
James L. Snider (brother)
Edward Snider (brother)

More information

Pfc Herbert G. Snider worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 3 December 1942. He was sent overseas in july 1944.

His brother C.B also served in Europe.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - W. Salmond

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - The Anniston Star - 18 February 1945