Full Name: ROBERT LEE SNYDER
Date of Birth: 26 October 1929
Date of Casualty: 10 May 1967
Home of Record: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS
Rank: MAJOR
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: QUANG TRI
He served bravely in the service of his country; this was his second tour. He was assigned to VMA 223, MAG 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, based out of Chu Lai, South Vietnam. He was flying an A-4 Skyhawk when he was targeted and shot down by a NV SAM, located in the “DMZ”. A day doesn’t go by when he is not missed by his wife, Marilyn and children, Cathy, Mark, Dan, and Maureen.
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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