Snook’s bunk at Fort William Henry Harrison in Helena, Montana, where the First Special Service Force completed the bulk of their training, was comprised of men both in and out of his platoon. Overlap is noted with an asterisk* at the end of their name. Photos, draft cards and other info on his soldiers are included below. All Service Company mugshot-style photos are from the First Special Service Force Association website.
Otis Clyde Crabbe, Pvt.
Mentioned among those in his bunk in Snook’s memoirs.
Herbert Francis Heater, Pvt.
Mentioned among those in his bunk in Snook’s memoirs.
Conrad Charles La Carre, Pvt.
Mentioned among those in his bunk in Snook’s memoirs.
Willis Wilber Nelson*, Pvt.
Nelson and Lee were the two men in Snook’s platoon who also bunked with him in Montana and were in the Sv. Co. Carpenters’ Shop.
Browse letters about Nelson here.
G. W. Chancellor, Pvt.
Mentioned among those in his bunk in Snook’s memoirs but not listed in Burhans roster of enlisted men.
Clyde Douglass*, PFC
Frequently appears in Snook’s letters home, particularly during their time at Fort Ethan Allen in Burlington, Vermont.
Browse letters about Douglass here.
Francis W. Kellershon, Pvt.
Frequently mentioned in Snook’s letters home as “Kelly”. Also worked in the Sv. Co. Carpenters’ Shop with Snook.
Browse letters about Kellershon here.
Marcus Gerhard Lee*, PFC.
Nelson and Lee were the two men in Snook’s platoon who also bunked with him in Montana and were in the Sv. Co. Carpenters’ Shop. Lee is mentioned regularly in Snook’s letters.
Browse letters about Lee here.
Vincent Aniedeo Rizzi, Pvt.
Mentioned among those in his bunk in Snook’s memoirs.
Browse letters about Rizzi here.
Letters From Snook 