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James Henry Snyder

Chief Yeoman Navy World War II

Navy
Navy
Branch of Service
Navy
Rank
Chief Yeoman
Unit
Naval Section Base, Juneau, Alaska; Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska; Flag, Northwest Sea Frontier; 13th Naval Defense Headquarters
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
1941 – 1945
Date of Birth
02/08/1917
Hometown
Paris, OH
Awards & Decorations
Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Service Medal; American Area Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal;
Burial Location
UNKNOWN
Monument Paver
Yes — Section C
Overseas Service
Alaska; Northwest Sea Frontier
Township (entering service)
Paris
Township (current / at death)
Ojai, California
School
Marysville High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Biography

Overseas service: Alaska; Northwest Sea Frontier. School: Marysville High School. Naval Separation papers list DOB as 02/08/1917, Worthington, Ohio; veteran data submitted by sister, Helen Endres, lists DOB as 02/05/1917; class of 1935, Marysville High School; enlisted 11/18/1941, Cincinnati, Ohio; honorable discharge on 11/23/1945; veteran data submitted also lists service in Korea, but dates of service not verified as of 01/04/2008 DD 214 Union County Recorder's Office Vol. 4, page 525

Source: Ancestry - Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995 - Current