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NAME William Jacob Schneider |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 283789 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 2634 South Tripp Avenue Chicago, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Anna Schneider |
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| DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1920 at Oak Park, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE April 22, 1940 at Chicago, IL |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC William J. Schneider was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Schneider’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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