Alton B Snyder Jr
Military
Left to right, back row:
Howard Spaulding, Herbert Boelter, David Morgan, James Eason, Murray Bell, Eugene Cole, David Edwards, William Shackelford, William Kemp, William McCoppin, Maynard Emlaw, Dustin Cowle, William Gill, Eugene Gentzler and Bruce Rowlett
Left to right, second row:
Charles Narvis and Joseph Kapr
Left to right, third row:
Raymond Comer, Alton Snyder, Robert Adams, Sherman Armsby, Robert Wright, Warren Ewert, John Black, Roswell Freedman (Squadron Commander), James Hall and Urban Drew
Left to right, fourth row:
James Donohue, William Rogers, John Thomas, Russell Sobieski, Merle Rainey, Dean Morehouse, Elroy Neely, Francis Glankler
Left to right, fifth row: Charles Cummins, 'Snitz' and Martin Johnson
Museum object reference no. BAM_0308 Bottisham Airfield Museum
Amended formatting of caption to make it easier to work out who is who.
Object Number - UPL 18345 - 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group. Bottisham, mid-July 1944. Left to right, back row: Howard Spaulding, Herbert Boelter, David...
Flew 240 combat hours. Shot down during Belgium Bulge 22 January 1945 in A/C #44-14803. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft 3.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
West Fairview, Pennsylvania | 14 August 1920 | |
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Died |
20 November 2008 | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1) |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 22 January 1945 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwas |
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Buried |
Harrisburg, PA, USA |
Revisions
Added a connection to the A/C #44-14803 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self, MACR 11918
