| 词条 | William E. Snyder |
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|name = William Ellsworth Snyder |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|2|24}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|1944|12|30|1883|2|24}} |birth_place = South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |death_place = |placeofburial = Arlington National Cemetery |placeofburial_label = Place of burial |placeofburial_coordinates = |allegiance = United States |branch = United States Navy |serviceyears = 1903 - 1923 |rank = Lieutenant |unit = {{USS|Birmingham|CL-2}} |commands = |battles = |awards = Medal of Honor }} William Ellsworth Snyder (February 24, 1883 – December 30, 1944) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. BiographyA native of South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Snyder joined the Navy from that state. On January 4, 1910, he was serving as a chief electrician on the {{USS|Birmingham|CL-2}}. On that day, while the Birmingham was anchored at Hampton Roads in Virginia, Seaman G.H. Kephart fell overboard into the freezing cold water. Although the temperature was around {{convert|0|F|C}} and a strong tide was running, Snyder jumped into the water and rescued Kephart from drowning. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor two months later, on March 2, 1910. The medal was formally presented to him by President William Howard Taft at the White House on December 13 of that year.[2] Snyder's official Medal of Honor citation reads: Serving on board the U.S.S. Birmingham, for extraordinary heroism, rescuing G.H. Kephart seaman, from drowning at Hampton Roads, Va., 4 January 1910. Snyder was promoted to the warrant officer rank of gunner on 3 December 1915. During the First World War, Snyder became a commissioned officer when he was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant on 21 September 1918 and received a permanent promotion to that rank on 3 August 1920. He retired from the Navy on May 26, 1930. Snyder died at age 61 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.[4] See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
References1. ^1 {{Cite news |title = Medal for Brave Seaman |newspaper = The New York Times |location = New York |date = December 14, 1910 |url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/12/14/104956179.pdf}} [1][2]2. ^1 {{Cite web |title = William Ellsworth Snyder (1883 - 1944) |publisher = Find a Grave |date = September 21, 2003 |url = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7885607 |accessdate = May 9, 2010}} }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, William E.}} 7 : 1883 births|1944 deaths|People from Armstrong County, Pennsylvania|United States Navy officers|United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery|Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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