Thursday, May 11, 2006

George Frances Schneider

Born: 6 May 1920 at Nebraska, USA
Died: 10 Aug 1944 at age 24 died of wounds received WW11 at St Lo, France
Buried:
Re-Buried: Stuart (St Boniface Cem), Holt Co, Nebraska, USA

Father: Francis "Frank" Schneider
Mother: Ellen Kohl/Cole



Research Notes:
St Boniface Cemetery, Lot H
Grave 1 Robert Schneider open
Grave 2 George Schneider 1920-1944
Grave 3 Ellen Schneider 1895-1979
Grave 4 Frank Schneider 1889-1979

FROM: The National WW1 Memorial Webpage
PVT George F. Schneider
ID: 37151042
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Holt County, NE
Status: DOW (Died of Wounds)

FROM: Before Today, A History of Holt County Nebraska by Nellie Snyder Yost
Page 134
Pfc. George Francis Schneider, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schneider os Stuart, entered the service in March 1942. He went overseas from New York and served in the European Theater for twenty-nine months. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medals, was wounded in action at St. Lo and died August 10, 1944. His body was returned home and buried in the Stuart Cemetery.

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