Snyder, James Roy

Date of death:: November 3rd, 1944 (the Netherlands)
Buried on:: American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot: H. Row: 11. Grave: 70.
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Promotions:
May 1942: 2nd Lieutenant;
May 1943: 1st Lieutenant.

Career:
1937 - 1942: University of Nebraska;
June 1942 - July 1942: Camp Roberts;
July 1942 - February 1943: 76 Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Ord, California;
February 1943 - May 1943: Field Artillery Training, Fort Sill, Oklahoma;
May 1943 - August 1943: 76 Field Artillery Battalion;
August 1943 - March 1944: Company C; 125th Infantry Regiment, Camp Maxey, Texas;
March 1944 - November 3rd, 1944: 385th Field Artillery Battalion, 104th Infantry Division.

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant
Unit:: 385th Field Artillery Battalion, 104th Infantry Division "Timberwolf", U.S. Army (385th Field Artillery Battalion, 104th Infantry Division, U.S. Army)
Awarded on:: 1944

Citation:
"For gallantry in action in **** on 2 and 3 November 1944. On 2 and 3 November 1944 Lieutenant Snyder, acting as artillery forward observer, selected an observation post out in front of the main line and was arranging for radio communication when he was severely wounded by an enemy mortar shell burst. Though mortally wounded and in considerable pain, Lieutenant Snyder, for several hours, gave instructions to infantry personnel enabling them to adjust artillery fire
on the enemy. His demonstration of conspicuous gallantry, courage, and utter disregard for his own personal safety, resulting in the loss of his life, is a distinct credit to Lieutenant Snyder and exemplifies the highest traditions of the American soldier."

General Orders No. 23, HQ, 104th Infantry Division (1944).
Awarded posthumously.