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It. Henry SchneiderKilledEuropeMr and Mrs Henry Schnei-der 317 Twenty-sixth avenueword on April 2 that S'i lJ Henry Schneider, aged 25. had heen killed in action^Lt^SclincUier. who had been • the arniv four years, waswith an Armored Division with Patton^ Third army, and hadbeen overseas 14 months. HeAmong the numerous plants in th Spring Division of Borg-Warner C They recently received their fourth try that have three stars in their* ' if'- r ’-vWixhad but recently won his com-mi'-aon for the outstanding coinage and leadership he dis-plaved a. platoon sergeat and acting pMtoon leader since July 3. Win In the battle for Le Bourg St Leonard, when he assumed command of his platoon, Lt St hneider’s tanks were surrounded by Germans who demanded hi surrender. Instead, he continued the fight and his calm iUcinee of orders to his men inspired them in their fiSot-ing Lt Schneider capably led bn playin' in Normandy, the F.iIuim Cap. and in the crossingsof the Moselle and Saar rivers.Lt Schneider had been awarded the Bronze Star. His wife .old five month old son, Janie- Henrv. reside in Chicago. A hi other. Pfe Fred Schneider,wa- aL‘ with the Third Army and the\ were able to see eachother often.Sunning besides his wife, son d'ui parents, are his brother Pic Fred, AleX, of Portland, Ore -asters Amelia BackusTrial assembly of portable liangaair bases. This “pilot” kangar ereStructural Steel Co. plant m Mclic •md canvas end closures.The Army-Navy “E” Award w£Thursday in recognition of their ccand Sophie of Bellwood; Kattro of Cicero; andnephews.LydiathreeCanteen DonorsContributors to the ®mens Center last Saturday from WOW Post No. 17 were HarrietMcCleave, Mary DeAngelis, Bet-fy Herman, Arlene Messmger,Ainslie Walters, Rose Foleno, F.Lorenzo; from the Se»era* ^ lie were Mesdames E. Olden burg P- Wiederhold, Hartwig, r. Wittersheim, Schneider, N. Zimmerman, Gay Schuppe anwilliam Mink.
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Bellwood Star Progress
Bellwood, Illinois, US
Thu, Apr 19, 1945
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