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Howard was born in 1940 in the Dominican Republic where his parents, Edmund and Clara (Zahniser) Snyder, served as Free Methodist missionaries. From the age of four he grew up in Spring Arbor, Michigan; his father taught at Spring Arbor Junior College from 1944 to 1953. Howard is a graduate of Spring Arbor Junior College (1960), Greenville ...
Feb 8, 2017 · Steve Snyder's masterful book, Shot Down, does justice to the adventures of his father, pilot Howard Snyder, and the crew of the B-17 plane Susan Ruth. Using first-hand accounts from diary entries, letters, and family stories, Snyder revives experiences that are accessible and relevant both to historians and readers with a casual interest in ...
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This documentary short is based on the awarding-winning book SHOT DOWN: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth written by Steve Snyder. After being shot down by German fighters over occupied Belgium on February 8, 1944, Steve’s father Howard was missing in action for seven months but evaded capture. He was ...
There were over 56,000 downed airmen in World War II. Many died, many were captured, and some were fortunate enough to escape and evade capture, making it back to friendly lines to fight again. The book, Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth was released in 2014 by Sea Breeze Publishing.
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Author Steve Snyder’s father, Howard Snyder, was a B-17 pilot stationed in England during World War II. On February 8, 1944, his plane, the B-17 Susan Ruth, was Shot Down over the French/Belgium border after a mission to bomb Frankfurt, Germany.
Howard Snyder (May 24, 1909 - April 13, 1963) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for Jack Benny 's radio and television program The Jack Benny Program from 1936 to the early 1960s, often in partnership with Hugh Wedlock Jr. , and also wrote for 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , Universal and Paramount .
Shot Down is about author Steve Snyder¿s father, Howard Snyder, the ten man crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth, and the unique experiences of each man after their plane was knocked out of the sky by German fighters over the French/Belgium border on February 8, 1944. Some men died. Some were captured and became prisoners of war.
