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LORA WILLIAM SNYDER
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
November 23, 1949 – April 29, 1970
Service recordLora William Snyder, of Rockford, Illinois, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 29, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 70
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Assault Amphibious Vehicle (Aav) Repairer/Technician (2141)
- Born
- November 23, 1949
- Home of record
- Rockford, Illinois (Winnebago County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 29, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date April 29, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 70
- MIGUEL ANGEL HERNANDEZ-DIAZAirman First Class · November 22, 1969
- JOHN CHARLES SEELCaptain · April 29, 1970
- CLINT JOSEPH SIMSSergeant · April 29, 1970
- ROY HARRISON SNYDERSergeant · April 29, 1970
- WILLIAM JOHN STIEVESergeant · April 29, 1970
From Rockford
- LARRY DEAN BELLCorporal · November 10, 1965
- THOMAS DUANE GLAWEPrivate First Class · June 16, 1966
- A W TRIPPLETTPrivate First Class · November 19, 1966
- RODERICK JAMES RODENBECKPrivate First Class · February 11, 1967
- J L LYLESCorporal · February 16, 1967
- MELVIN BALLARDSergeant · March 11, 1967
- ROBERT VERNER PEARSONSpecialist Four · April 7, 1967
- ROBERT EARL WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · May 9, 1967
- NOTLEY GWYNN MADDOXColonel · May 20, 1967
- LARRY WILLIAM KNIGHTHospitalman · June 1, 1967
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.