Name:
Chester P. Snyder
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32383172
Unit:
545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-12-01
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery
Plot:
A
Row:
34
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Snyder served as a flexible gunner on a B-17F "Flying Fortress," nicknamed "Damn Yankee," of the 545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group. He was killed when his plane was shot down over Jabbeke, Belgium, while returning to England after a bombing run over Solingen.