Biographical Information

Name:

Ben M. Snyder

Date of Birth:

1920

Place of Birth:

Philadelphia, PA

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

MI

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

494th Bomb Group, Company H, 867th Squadron, 7th Air Force

Location of Service:

Ellington Field, Texas; Big Spring, Texas; Wendover Field, Utah; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona; Mountain Home, Idaho; Lincoln, Nebraska; Hickham Field, Oahu; Barking Sands, Kauai; Anguar Island, Palau

Highest Rank:

Lieutenant Colonel

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item]

Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [12 items]

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [26 items]

Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] --Typewritten document

Donor:

Marcia Preston

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Bloomfield Township Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/2353

Subjects:

Snyder, Ben
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Ben Snyder Collection (AFC/2001/001/2353), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress