SNYDER-CHARLES
CHARLES PHILIP SNYDER
ADM
Charles Philip Snyder Date of birth: July 10, 1879
Date of death: 3-Dec-64
Place of Birth: West Virginia, Charleston
Home of record: Charleston West Virginia
Charles Snyder graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1900. He retired as a U.S. Navy Admiral.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Charles Philip Snyder, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Mongolia, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Mongolia
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret