John Herbert Snitch (1947 - 1967)

Born 14 May 1947 in Sheffield Lake, Lorain County, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Died 15 Mar 1967 at age 19 in Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam

Biography

John Snitch was awarded the Purple Heart.

John Snitch is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps
LCpl Infantry, KIA in Vietnam

LCpl. John Snitch was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

LCpl John Snitch served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): =A Co.,1st Bn, 7th Marine Regiment; 1st Marine Division, III MAF
Service ended:

John was born in 1947. He passed away in 1967.

Parents: Leonard R Snitch 1926–2001 Helen W Snitch 1925–1993

Siblings: Joanne C Snitch Baxter 1947–2021

Lance Corporal John Herbert Snitch, United States Marine Corps, age 19, died of injuries received Wednesday, March 15, 1967, in Quang Gnai, Vietnam, during a search and destroy mission. He was a radio operator in the First Marine Division.

On March 16, 1967, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Snitch, 855 Howell Street, were informed by Sergeant Clement Winkler (of the U.S.Marine recruiting office in Lorain, Ohio) of their son's death. It was reported that LCpl Snitch died of wounds received in the premature explosion of a fragmentation grenade.

Survivors Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Snitch, 855 Howell Street, Sheffield Lake, Ohio His twin sister: Joanne, also a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps at Parris Island 3 Brothers: Kenneth of Sheffield Lake, Ohio William and Donald, at home Paternal Grandmother: Mrs. Mollie Snitch of Cleveland, Ohio Maternal Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Koehler of Bedford, Ohio

LCpl Snitch was a 1966 graduate of Brookside High School. He sang in the school choir. A former Boy Scout, he was only one merit badge away from achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. LCpl Snitch was a member of United Church of Christ, Congregational, in Sheffield Lake, Ohio.

He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps while a senior in high school and left for active duty on June 12, 1966. He would have celebrated his 20th birthday on May 14, 1967.

In his last letter home, dated February 28, 1967, LCpl Snitch wrote that he expected to be transferred to Quang Gnai from Chu Loi by April 1, 1967, his mother reported.

Sources

Semper Fi Brother! Sgt R.C. Floyd, (Floyd-1923)

• www.virtualwall.org
• 1st Battalion 7th Marines Association and the1/7 Marines Vietnam Memorial, Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, Virginia, USA
• National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C, USA
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67440052/john-herbert-snitch: accessed 14 January 2024), memorial page for LCpl John Herbert Snitch (14 May 1947–15 Mar 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67440052, citing Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Karen Hopkins (contributor 47281711).