| Record Last Updated On:
5/19/2021 |
| Name: JOHN GEORGE JR SCHNEIDER |
| Death Date: NOV/01/1918 |
Interment Date:
AUG/7/1921 |
Birth Date: APR /8/1897 |
| Age at Death: 21 |
Cause of Death:
Died from wounds suffered in battle |
| Location at Death:
Near Exermont, France |
| Physical Location at Death:
Battlefield |
| Sex: M |
Nativity: AMERICAN |
Ethnicity: white |
Occupation:Marine
Killed in Action in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne near Exermont, France November 1st, 1918.
He received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross.> |
| Military Branch:1st Lt 80th Co 6th Rgt US Marines KIA Battle of Meuse, Argonne, France, Distinguished Service Cross WWI |
Military Rank:Lieutenant |
War Service:WWI |
| Other Special Distinctions/Memberships: Killed in Action in the Battle of Meusse-Argonne |
| Child of: John George Schneider & Helen Craig |
| Spouse of: single |
| Mother of: |
| Father of: |
| Other Known Relatives: brother Ulrich Schneider and sister Mrs. Henry Walker |
Brief Biography: Citation received by commandant's office in Washington sent to his father:
"Second Lieut. John G. Schneider, Company G. who had displayed uncommon bravery in previous action, conducted his platoon with conspicuous and complete devotion to duty in an assault on a machine gun position in the Bois de Belleau in terrific machine gun fire on June 6 and 8, " George D. Barnett, Major General Commandant.
His picture appeared in the Saturday Evening Post
He received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross.
|
Epithet: Sacred to the Memory of Jack Schneider First Lieutenant 80th Company, 6th Regiment United States Marines, Born April 8, 1897 Served in the World's War in the Battle of Chateau Theirry, Battle of Belleau Woods, Wounded during the Battle of Soussons July 19, 1918, Killed in Action in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne near Exermont, France November 1st, 1918. |
