Staff Sergeant Joseph V. Snyder

Creator

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Identifier

20031174

Description

Staff Sergeant (Sgt.) Joseph V. Snyder is a member of the 15th Army Air Forces (AAF). He was wounded in Italy on September 10, 1944 where he lost his left hand. He spent four days in a partly bombed out building while a friend went for help. Sergeant (Sgt.) Snyder spent recovery time in Bushnell General Hospital in Utah and a forty-five day furlough with family in Texas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Snyder of Jacksboro, Texas. He wears a Purple Heart for the wounds he suffered in battle. He is a graduate of North Side High School and a former employee of Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Sergeant (Sgt.) Snyder plans to continue serving with the Army Air Forces (AAF) after the war. He is shown standing against a wall, dressed in his military uniform. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, February 6, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-02-02

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-314

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Snyder, Joseph V. (SSgt); Snyder, S. B. (Mr.); Snyder, S. B. (Mrs.); Military personnel; Military uniforms; United States. Army Air Forces; United States Army Air Forces Air Force, 15th; Awards; Medals; Military decorations; Purple Heart; Hospitals; Bushnell General Hospital; North Side High schools (Fort Worth, Tex.); War casualties; Texas & Pacific Railway