Kenneth Harold Snyder was the son of William Wesley “Bill” Snyder, Sr. and Jennie Katherine “Kate” Holbrook. Kenneth married Helena Flora Towle. They were the parents of Kenneth and Gerald Snyder. Kenneth attended Knoxville High School.
He enlisted in the US Army on 8 June 1944 in Camp Shelby, MS. He served with Company A, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division and went overseas in November 1944. Pfc. Snyder was killed in Italy on April 18, 1945
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 11 August 1918
- Date of death: 18 April 1945
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Battles: Battles In Northern Italy the Battle for Monterumici and in the drive to the Po Valley
- Awards: Purple Heart, 2 Combat Infantry Badges
- Burial/Memorial Location: Marietta Cemetery, Concord, Knox County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XIV, Top Panel
- Sponsored by: Gerald Snyder
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