Jack O Snider
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Cumberland newspaper notice
Object Number - UPL 37830 - Notice in the "Cumberland Evening Times, 20 September 1944
Pvt Jack Snider was Left Waist Gunner on B-24 #42-95240 on a supply mission to aid the 17th US Airborne during Operation Varsity on 24 March 1945 (American and British forces crossing the Rhine). The plane was flying at 300ft when it was hit by ground fire shortly after dropping the supplies in the Wesel area, Germany. After being hit, the B-24 nosed straight down into the ground and exploded. Jack Snider and the eight other crew members on board were killed instantly. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18159921 at enlistment, then O-2005728
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19181308
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18025633 at enlistment, then O-2000262
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36560983
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42091683
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Old Veteran
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
22 March 1943 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
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Died |
24 March 1945 | in the crash of B-24 #42-95240, near Wesel, Germany | |
|
Born |
Maryland, the son of Nealon Alonzo Snider and Margaret L. (Hiett) Snider | ||
| Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia | |||
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Buried |
Jack Snider rests at Plot N, Row 15, Grave 2 |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 13543
Cumberland, MD WWII newspapers
ABMC website
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Williams website
