James P. Snodgrass, jr
Era | Korean War |
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Branch | U.S. Air Force |
Rank | Captain |
Wall | G |
Wall Side | 2 |
Row | 6 |
Plaque Number | 2 |
Navigator and member of the 94th Bomb Group, flying 20 missions in his B17 Flying Fortress over Europe. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Metal. Shot down over the English Channel and rescued from the sea by a fishing vessel.
Jim flew 20 sorties as part of the first USAAF Strategic Air
Force supporting the invasion of Europe. Shot down over the
English Channel, a fishing vessel saved the entire crew.