Veterans Roll of Honor: DONALD A. SNYDER

Branch of Service: United States Army

Rank: Staff Sergeant

Service history: Sergeant Snyder served in the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He made the jump into Normandy on D-Day, and was wounded the next day. He remained with the Screaming Eagles and made the jump into Holland as part of Operation MARKET-GARDEN. He also took part in the defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and was present at the liberation of the slave labor camp at Landsberg, Germany.

Awards and Decorations:
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (w/ invasion arrowhead and four bronze stars)
American Campaign Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
WWII Victory Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge
Order of the Orange-Nassau (Holland)
Fourragere in the colors of the Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm
Fourragere in the colors of the French Croix de Guerre with Palm
Presidential Unit Citation (w/ 1 oakleaf)