Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, First Class
Birth Date	October 1, 1938
From	Red Lion, Pennsylvania
Decorations
Submarine	USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623)
Date of Death	February 23, 1965
Location	On patrol
Circumstances	Died as a result of an Oxygen Generator explosion in AMR
Remarks	Sonny was entitled to wear the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Vietnam Service Medal.

  Photo and information courtesy of Joseph A. Runkle, nephew.

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  Snyder, Austin Joseph, Jr.