George Albert Snokelburg was born on July 15, 1918, in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. He was the son of Albert George Snokelburg and Minnie Jansen Snokelburg. He was married to Desda Gunhild Ahlburg Friedrich. He served in the 451st Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium, as a Captain and Bombardier of B-26G #43-34409 during World War II.

On March 18, 1945, the aircraft was lost during a mission targeting road infrastructure in Germany. It had departed from airfield A-61 in Beauvais-Tillé, France, at 08:00. While assembling for the mission near the commune of Goincourt—about 7 kilometers southwest of the airfield—it was involved in a mid-air collision with another B-26 (serial number 43-34422). The impact triggered an explosion that destroyed the aircraft and resulted in the pilot being ejected. The crash occurred around 08:44 AM.

Cpt Snokelburg was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA.

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