Name:
Thomas E. Snyder
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32860451
Unit:
535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-07-04
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Plot:
J
Row:
Grave:
16406
Decoration:
Comments:
Thomas E. Snyder was born on July 21, 1919. He served in the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-17 Fortress #42-38117 "Touch The Button Nell II" during World War II.
On July 4, 1944, his crew took off from Station 167 Airfield in Ridgewell, England, on a bombing mission to Pont de la Riche, Tours, France. At 08:14h, due to technical problems with two engines after the bomb release, the airplane was partially evacuated at a very low altitude and crashed in the commune of Persac. The incident resulted in the deaths of seven crew members, only two survived. SSgt Snyder was one of the casualties.
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