tarbridge Posted March 21, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 21, 2018 Lt.Col William A Snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchbuff Posted March 21, 2018 Share #2 Posted March 21, 2018 Wow Robert! That's an interesting group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhcoleterracina Posted March 21, 2018 Share #3 Posted March 21, 2018 wonderful group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iron Brigade Posted March 21, 2018 Share #4 Posted March 21, 2018 Outstanding WW I 2nd Division grouping. Thank you for sharing it with us! ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted March 21, 2018 Share #5 Posted March 21, 2018 Robert that is one beautiful group. Thanks for posting. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertmedals Posted March 21, 2018 Share #6 Posted March 21, 2018 Excellent group -- enjoyed seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted March 21, 2018 Share #7 Posted March 21, 2018 Very nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike kelso Posted March 21, 2018 Share #8 Posted March 21, 2018 Quite the Soldier! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted March 21, 2018 Share #9 Posted March 21, 2018 Robert, Great group to a truly brave leader. He died at the fairly young age of 46 in 1940 and was buried at Arlington Cemetery. He was a West Point Graduate, Class of 1916, and the son of a West Point Graduate, Major General William Josiah Snow was an 1890 West Point graduate. His father was the first Chief of Field Artillery during World War One. After the war, General Snow continued to serve as the Chief of Field Artillery, and the position was codified by law in 1920. He served until retiring in 1927, and oversaw the artillery branch's postwar reorganization, including the beginning of testing and experimentation to determine how to transition from horse drawn equipment to mechanized, and modernize processes for directing and controlling indirect fire to improve speed and accuracy. He died in Washington on February 27, 1947, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section South, Site 3953 http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wjsnow.htm LTC Snow’s son William J. Snow II (1923-2011) was a 1945 graduate of West Point and a veteran of the United States Air Force who went on to a career as an Episcopal clergyman. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wasnow.htm And it looks like someone linked your display LTC Snows Find A Grave site https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49319318/william-arthur-snow/photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted March 21, 2018 Yes...he died young and his colleagues and friends contributed it to "over fatigue". There were four generations of the Snow family to attend West Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FFZFlyer Posted March 21, 2018 Share #12 Posted March 21, 2018 Interesting that he has the French-made 1st style DSC. Since his DSC's GO is from 1919 he would not have received one of the original 100 US-made 1st style DSC's, although the cited action in June 1918 would have probably gotten him one of those if he had had an earlier GO. Any idea where his "official" 2d style DSC is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted March 21, 2018 Number...#1418...location unknown... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted March 21, 2018 Share #14 Posted March 21, 2018 Robert, That is a fantastic WW1 group. The beautiful French DSC goes very well with the other French decorations and the Purple heart is wonderful. One of the best groups on the forum. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted March 21, 2018 Share #15 Posted March 21, 2018 Robert, Really nice group to a brave Soldier! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnymac Posted March 24, 2018 Share #16 Posted March 24, 2018 You have a beautiful grouping, thanks for sharing, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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