Woodrow H Snyder

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-33918.jpeg UPL 33918 From the original picture, annotated on the back by my father

From the original picture, annotated by my father.

Object Number - UPL 33918 - From the original picture, annotated on the back by my father

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Brockhoefe in B-17 Down N' Go #42102394

From Parker Finney's records regarding Snyder, Smith, and Hill: "These men did not escape from the airplane. No one actually saw them die; but the Germans advised Lt. Scott, during his interrogation, that three bodies had been recovered from the airplane and these three men were never accounted for."

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-817187
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Down N Go
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 August 1944

Born

Winona, West Virginia, USA

Revisions

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From Parker Finney and 401st site he was also listed as the engineer as well as the top turret.

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From my father's (Parker Finney) records.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8202 / MACR 8202, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2372 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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