Jack O Snider
Military ROLL OF HONOURCumberland newspaper notice
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-777766
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36840153
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34771167
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Missions
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
22 March 1943 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
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 | |||
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