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Yale College 201
William Scott Snead, Jr., Class of 1943.
Born September 30, 1920, in Montclair, N J.
Died December 25,1943, on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Father, William S. Snead, '15 S, of Clayton, Mo; vice-president and
treasurer Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company, St Louis; son of
Charles Scott and Anna (Hasenbalg) Snead of Montclair. Mother, Kathenne Amanda (Parker) Snead; daughter of Herbert Lawrence and Emily
Lizzett (King) Parker of St. Louis Yale relatives include Herbert S
Snead, '09 S., Ira S. Snead, '13 S., King L, Parker, '16 S , and Charles S
Snead, '32 (uncles).
The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn., and Cheshire (Conn ) Academy. Entered Yale September, 1939; Freshman Hockey and Lacrosse
squads; on Yale Community Council; member NROTC at Yale, Silhman College (hockey, touch football, and softball teams), Beta Theta Pi,
and St. Luke's Church (Episcopal), Montclair.
Withdrew from college January, 1942; enlisted as seaman (2d class),
U S. Naval Reserve, February 26, 1942, and member Third Yale Naval
Aviation Unit; preliminary flight training Naval Reserve Air Base, Floyd
Bennett Field, until May 26, 1942, aviation cadet U.S Naval Air Station,
Jacksonville, May-November, 1942; received wings and commissioned
Ensign November 20, 1942; transferred to Naval Air Base, San Diego, for
transitional training and assigned to land-based bombers, first with a photographic reconnaissance squadron and later with a bombing squadron,
made bombing plane commander May, 1943, and at that time was the only
Ensign commanding a heavy bomber on the Pacific coast; sent overseas
August, 1943; participated in first air raids on Marshall and Gilbert
islands, and in many combat missions in the Guadalcanal area; awarded
Air Medal and citation "for meritorious achievement while participating
in aerial flight as Patrol Plane Commander during the period from November 13 to December 21, 1943. Flying over enemy held waters, often under
most hazardous weather conditions, Ensign Snead engaged in reconnaissance missions over territory at great range from his home base, gaining
valuable information on enemy units and inflicting damage on hostile installations. The superb airmanship and complete devotion to duty displayed by Ensign Snead throughout these dangerous patrols were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
Ensign Snead lost his life as the result of a crash landing in the water
shortly after take-off on a regular search patrol His squadron commander
said: "He was my youngest Bombing Plane Commander and had done an
excellent job. . . The accident could have happened to anyone and he
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 201 |
| Transcript | Yale College 201 William Scott Snead, Jr., Class of 1943. Born September 30, 1920, in Montclair, N J. Died December 25,1943, on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Father, William S. Snead, '15 S, of Clayton, Mo; vice-president and treasurer Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company, St Louis; son of Charles Scott and Anna (Hasenbalg) Snead of Montclair. Mother, Kathenne Amanda (Parker) Snead; daughter of Herbert Lawrence and Emily Lizzett (King) Parker of St. Louis Yale relatives include Herbert S Snead, '09 S., Ira S. Snead, '13 S., King L, Parker, '16 S , and Charles S Snead, '32 (uncles). The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn., and Cheshire (Conn ) Academy. Entered Yale September, 1939; Freshman Hockey and Lacrosse squads; on Yale Community Council; member NROTC at Yale, Silhman College (hockey, touch football, and softball teams), Beta Theta Pi, and St. Luke's Church (Episcopal), Montclair. Withdrew from college January, 1942; enlisted as seaman (2d class), U S. Naval Reserve, February 26, 1942, and member Third Yale Naval Aviation Unit; preliminary flight training Naval Reserve Air Base, Floyd Bennett Field, until May 26, 1942, aviation cadet U.S Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, May-November, 1942; received wings and commissioned Ensign November 20, 1942; transferred to Naval Air Base, San Diego, for transitional training and assigned to land-based bombers, first with a photographic reconnaissance squadron and later with a bombing squadron, made bombing plane commander May, 1943, and at that time was the only Ensign commanding a heavy bomber on the Pacific coast; sent overseas August, 1943; participated in first air raids on Marshall and Gilbert islands, and in many combat missions in the Guadalcanal area; awarded Air Medal and citation "for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight as Patrol Plane Commander during the period from November 13 to December 21, 1943. Flying over enemy held waters, often under most hazardous weather conditions, Ensign Snead engaged in reconnaissance missions over territory at great range from his home base, gaining valuable information on enemy units and inflicting damage on hostile installations. The superb airmanship and complete devotion to duty displayed by Ensign Snead throughout these dangerous patrols were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service." Ensign Snead lost his life as the result of a crash landing in the water shortly after take-off on a regular search patrol His squadron commander said: "He was my youngest Bombing Plane Commander and had done an excellent job. . . The accident could have happened to anyone and he |
