Philip J. Schneider

Sergeant Philip J Schneider in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Sergeant

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
First Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
133rd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
34th Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Italy

Biography:

Philip Jacob Schneider was born in Glen Ullin, Morton County, North Dakota on November 29, 1916, to Mathias Schneider and Anna Schlatter. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on April 9, 1941, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Sergeant Schneider was killed in action on October 21, 1943, in Alife, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, Italy. He is buried in Plot 7, Row 9, Grave 1, Section 31, Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Glen Ullin, North Dakota. He received the Pre-Pearl Harbor, the European Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Purple Heart and Cluster, the Bronze Star, and the Silver Star.

Memorial photo 128887957

Source: Glen Ullin Book/Ancestry/Find a Grave