Vet’s family gets back pay with interest
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Oct 23, 2008 17:38:27 EDT
ORLANDO, Fla. — It took six decades, but Samuel Snow’s family is finally getting his back pay with interest. The World War II veteran had been denied the money for being wrongly convicted of participating in a riot that led to his imprisonment and dishonorable discharge from the Army.
Snow’s widow, Margaret, and son, Ray, received a check for almost $28,000 on Thursday, 64 years after Snow was convicted of a crime he did not commit. Snow died in July, shortly after the Army apologized and reversed his dishonorable discharge.
Ray Snow compared his father to the Biblical hero Job — an upright man who was punished for no good reason.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_snow_backpay_102308/
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Army pays for old injustice
Army pays for old injustice
Martin E. Comas | Sentinel Staff Writer
October 16, 2008
LEESBURG - The family of a World War II veteran who spent almost a year in a military prison after being wrongly convicted more than 60 years ago now may receive as much as $80,000 in back pay from the Army, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
"It's easy. It's clear. It's the right thing to do," said Nelson, D-Fla., on Wednesday, a day after President Bush signed a military appropriations bill with a provision that awards back pay plus interest to veterans whose claims arise from the correction of military records.
Samuel Snow of Leesburg was among 28 black soldiers falsely convicted of sparking a riot during World War II that led to the lynching of an Italian prisoner of war at an Army base in Seattle. Snow, a skinny teenager at the time, served almost 12 months in a military prison and was dishonorably discharged.
Snow died in July at age 83 just hours after receiving an honorable discharge and an Army apology during a ceremony in Seattle. He always maintained that he had nothing to do with the riot, which broke out at Fort Lawton in August 1944.
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Martin E. Comas | Sentinel Staff Writer
October 16, 2008
LEESBURG - The family of a World War II veteran who spent almost a year in a military prison after being wrongly convicted more than 60 years ago now may receive as much as $80,000 in back pay from the Army, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
"It's easy. It's clear. It's the right thing to do," said Nelson, D-Fla., on Wednesday, a day after President Bush signed a military appropriations bill with a provision that awards back pay plus interest to veterans whose claims arise from the correction of military records.
Samuel Snow of Leesburg was among 28 black soldiers falsely convicted of sparking a riot during World War II that led to the lynching of an Italian prisoner of war at an Army base in Seattle. Snow, a skinny teenager at the time, served almost 12 months in a military prison and was dishonorably discharged.
Snow died in July at age 83 just hours after receiving an honorable discharge and an Army apology during a ceremony in Seattle. He always maintained that he had nothing to do with the riot, which broke out at Fort Lawton in August 1944.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Leesburg veteran receives honorable discharge hours before death
Leesburg veteran receives honorable discharge hours before death
Sara K. Clarke Sentinel Staff Writer
July 28, 2008
Samuel Snow fought for more than six decades for justice, and an honorable discharge from the Army.
He got it Saturday -- just hours before his death.
The 83-year-old Leesburg veteran died early Sunday after receiving the long-awaited commendation. Snow was one of 28 black soldiers falsely convicted of starting a World War II riot that led to the lynching of an Italian prisoner of war at an Army base in Seattle.
"It meant giving him back his pride and dignity," said his son Ray Snow, 55. "It brought closure to a very sad part of his life."
Snow traveled to Seattle last week to receive his coveted discharge, but he was admitted to the hospital late Friday with heart trouble. He missed Saturday's ceremony, where relatives of the soldiers joined elected and military officials to hear the Army apologize before hundreds of people. But before he died, Snow heard an account of the event and was thrilled, his son said.
"I cannot describe the joy that radiated on his face," Ray Snow said.
Samuel Snow entered the Army as a teenager, dreaming of a military career that would pull him from poverty. Within a year, he was swept up in the largest and longest Army court-martial of the war.
Snow and the other 27 were convicted of starting the riot. Two of the soldiers were convicted of manslaughter in the Italian's death.
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Sara K. Clarke Sentinel Staff Writer
July 28, 2008
Samuel Snow fought for more than six decades for justice, and an honorable discharge from the Army.
He got it Saturday -- just hours before his death.
The 83-year-old Leesburg veteran died early Sunday after receiving the long-awaited commendation. Snow was one of 28 black soldiers falsely convicted of starting a World War II riot that led to the lynching of an Italian prisoner of war at an Army base in Seattle.
"It meant giving him back his pride and dignity," said his son Ray Snow, 55. "It brought closure to a very sad part of his life."
Snow traveled to Seattle last week to receive his coveted discharge, but he was admitted to the hospital late Friday with heart trouble. He missed Saturday's ceremony, where relatives of the soldiers joined elected and military officials to hear the Army apologize before hundreds of people. But before he died, Snow heard an account of the event and was thrilled, his son said.
"I cannot describe the joy that radiated on his face," Ray Snow said.
Samuel Snow entered the Army as a teenager, dreaming of a military career that would pull him from poverty. Within a year, he was swept up in the largest and longest Army court-martial of the war.
Snow and the other 27 were convicted of starting the riot. Two of the soldiers were convicted of manslaughter in the Italian's death.
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