US PARAS 2 Snitko, Joe Anthony

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Snitko​

• FORENAME

Joe Anthony​

• UNIT

501 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company A,2 Bn)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

54720744​

• DATE OF DEATH

13th June 1968​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 66 Site 118​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Austin,Texas​

born 29.4.1947 Hildesheim,West Germany ​

Polish citizen​

son of Stanley and Bronislaw (nee Chorazewica) Snitko,500 West 55th Street,Austin,Texas​

father (1910-78) served in Polish Army in WW2​

single​

family moved to US 1949​

settled in Rockne,Texas and later moved to Austin​

graduated McCallum High School​

attended Southwest Texas State College,San Marcos​

entered service 1967​

Fort Polk,Louisiana (basic training)​

award Bronze Star​

KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

originally buried Assumption Cemetery,Austin,Travis County,Texas​

on the death of his mother he was re-interred in Arlington 11.9.2006​

received his US Citizenship posthumously​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 57W Line 13​

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