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First name Middle name Last name Suffix — Jr. Sr. II III IV V Branch of service — Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard Army National Guard Army Air Corps Merchant Marine Highest rank — Private Private First Class Specialist Corporal Lance Corporal Sergeant Staff Sergeant Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant First Class Master Sergeant First Sergeant Master Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Seaman Petty Officer Third Class Petty Officer Second Class Petty Officer First Class Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer Airman Airman First Class Senior Airman Technical Sergeant Senior Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer Second Lieutenant First Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Ensign Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Commander Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General General Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral Other Unit(s) Conflict / war — World War II World War I Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf War/Global War on Terrorism Cold War Afghanistan Iraq Spanish American War Civil War Mexican War Indian Wars War of 1812 Revolutionary War Peacetime Other Hometown Has a monument paver? — Yes No Paver section — Section A Section B Section C Section D Section E Section F Section G Section H Awards & decorations Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart Medal, 1 Bronze Star Medal with Asiatic Theater Ribbon, 1 overseas bar, Pacific Campaign Medal with campaign Star, 1 Overseas Bar, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal Overseas service Burial location Biography / notes Overseas service: Departed the ZI on 4/23/1944, arriving in Bombay India on 5/25/1944. After arriving in Burma he joined a combat outfit and was part of a group of 8 men who were airlifted by gliders to take out a radar station held by the Japenese.; Later he was part of a group that fought to recapture the airfield at Myitkina.; He was wounded on 6/14/1944 near Mankrin, Burma and was subsequently stationed in Kweilin, China.. School: Delaware City Schools. 11-19-09 returned picture to Charles Snyder/ec 12-18-09 additional data added by son, Charles Snyder, Jr./ec Source of this information Recorder's Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 20