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Schneeberger Lyle Martin “Boob”

Name:
Lyle Martin “Boob” Schneeberger
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
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2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion
Date of Death:
1972-12-17
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Lyle Martin “Boob” Schneeberger was born on March 28, 1917. He was the son of Jacob Schneeberger and Charlotte Martin Schneeberger. Lyle was one of the Greek-American volunteers who served in Company C, 2671 Special Reconnaissance Battalion, an OSS operational group. This "Greek Battalion" aided the Greek armed resistance in 1944 in their fight against the occupying and then withdrawing German Army. After Greece, he joined the 504th Parachute Inf. He died on December 17, 1972 at the age of 55 and is now buried in the Saint Stephen's Cemetery, Croghan, Lewis County, New York, USA.