Steve Snyder author of “Shot Down”
Steve Snyder graduated from UCLA with a B.A. degree in Economics and has lived in Seal Beach, California since 1972. After 36 years in national sales and sales management, he retired from Vision Service Plan (VSP) in 2009. Steve and his wife, Glenda, have three grown sons. They attend Redeemer Lutheran Church in Huntington Beach. They also have a second home in Sedona, Arizona where they spend a considerable amount of time. Soon after retirement, Steve began his quest to learn about the World War Gramps’ C.O. Tim Brown thanks Gen David Berger for a very informative talk.
II experiences of his father, pilot Howard Snyder, and his crew of the B-17, Susan Ruth, named after his older sister. It became his passion and has resulted after several years of dedicated research in his book, Shot Down . One result of his new career as a World War II historian is that he is a member of numerous World War II associations and is Vice President of the 306th Bomb Group Historical Association.
In 1994, he traveled to Belgium for the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belgium with his parents and then again in 2004 for the 60th. His attendance at the 70th Anniversary Celebrations in 2014 marked the official European launch of “Shot Down .” “SHOT DOWN :” The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth has won four awards:
2014 Southern California Book Festival – Honorable Mention General Non-Fiction
2014 USA Best Book Awards – Finalist History: General
2014 USA Best Book Awards – Finalist History: Military
Foreword Reviews’ 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award
Finalist War & Military
