About James G. Snitzer
Lived 1926 – 1945 (aged 18–19). James G. Snitzer was an American actor.
James George Snitzer (1925 – 22 March 1945), also known as Jimmy Snitzer or Jim Snitzer, was an American film actor. He was killed while serving with the United States Army in 1945. and Louis A. Snitzer, a Hollywood agent, who represented such clients as actor Buster Crabbe. He had an older sister, Miriam Snitzer, who was an actress, and a brother, Louis T. Snitzer.
Snitzer enlisted in the United States Army at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California on 12 November 1943. He reached the rank of Private First Class Snitzer was killed in action in Asbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on 22 March 1945.
He is buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
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Who was James G. Snitzer?
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1926-1945)
When was James G. Snitzer born?
James G. Snitzer was born in 1926 in Cincinnati.
When did James G. Snitzer die?
James G. Snitzer died on 22 March 1945 in Germany.
What was James G. Snitzer's occupation?
James G. Snitzer was an actor.
What nationality was James G. Snitzer?
James G. Snitzer was American.
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