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Alfred Snygg 1912 - 1971

Alfred Everett Snygg Jr of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington United States was born on October 7, 1912 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE, and died at age 58 years old on September 18, 1971 in Vancouver, Clark County, WA. Alfred Snygg was buried at Camas Cemetery in Camas.

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    Alfred E Snygg Jr was born on October 7th, 1912 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Alfred Emanuel Snygg (1864 - 1932) and Sofia G. Russell (1876 - 1977). His father was born in Sweden and his mother was born in Iowa. He had siblings Grace, Russell, Dorothy, and Norris. A veteran of World War II, Alfred served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army in 100 base Unit AAF. Alfred Snygg Jr. married Dorothy Jeanne Phillips (1921 - 1991) on July 19th, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They had three daughters: Janeen L. Snygg, born in 1952, Linda, and Laura. Alfred died on September 18th, 1971 in the VA Hospital in Vancouver, Washington, of lung cancer at the age of 58. He is buried in Camas Cemetery Camas, Clark County, Washington. See Alfred Snygg: Obituary.
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    October 7, 1912
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    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Alfred was Caucasian, of Swedish heritage on his paternal line.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Alfred was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to the state of Washington in his mid 30s. He died in Vancouver, Washington on September 18th, 1971 at the age of 58.

  • Military Service

    Alfred served in the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted on January 14th, 1943 and he was discharged on January 31st in 1946.

  • Professional Career

    In 1950, Alfred worked as a "combination man" for the telephone company. When he died about twenty years later, he was an engineer with General Telephone Company.

  • Personal Life & Family

    On his 1940 World War II draft card, Alfred was 28 years old, living in Omaha, Nebraska, and working for General Baking Company in Omaha. He was 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 145 pounds. He had blue eyes, brown hair, and a "ruddy" complexion.
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    September 18, 1971
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    lung cancer
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    Vancouver, Clark County, Washington United States
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  • Obituary

    ALFRED E. SNYGG Alfred E. "Al" Snygg, and engineer with the General Telephone Company, died in a local hospital Saturday at the age of 58. A Camas resident for 25 years, he was born on October 7, 1912, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The Reverend Burton Schroeder will preside at the 2 p.m. services Tuesday at Brown's Stoller Memorial Chapel in Camas. Burial will be in the Camas Cemetery. Snygg is survived by his widow, Dorothy J., at home; his mother, Mrs. Sophia Snygg of Omaha; three daughters, Mrs. Larry Horst of Camas and Janeen Snygg and Laura Snygg, both at home; a brother, Russell Snygg of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, and two sisters, Dorothy C. Snygg and Mrs. Grace Beeson, both of Omaha. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. - The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington) Monday, September 20, 1971 on page 2.
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In 1912, in the year that Alfred Snygg was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1932, at the age of 20 years old, Alfred was alive when on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.
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Snygg, Oscar (Jul 8, 1903 - Oct 1979) Snygg, Robert (Dec 28, 1892 - Jun 1973) Snygg, Ruth (Jun 17, 1927 - May 6, 2011) Snygg, Dorothy (Oct 8, 1923 - Sep 7, 2010) Snygg, John (Mar 23, 1956 - Feb 28, 2008) Snygg, Mary (May 26, 1911 - Apr 1967) Snygg, Mary Jo (Jan 21, 1924 - Dec 15, 2002) Snygg, Dorothy (Aug 25, 1909 - May 11, 1993) Snygg, Edward (Oct 8, 1872 - Jun 1972) Snygg, Russell (Jun 5, 1900 - Sep 1979)
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