Joe Schneider
| Date and Place of Birth: | 1919 Chicago, IL |
| Date and Place of Death: | January 3, 1944 Italy |
| Baseball Experience: | Amateur |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Rank: | Private |
| Military Unit: | US Army |
| Area Served: | Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
Joseph P. Schneider Jr., was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1919. A
left-handed pitcher, he led St. Leo Grammar School to the championship,
and following graduation he played for his father's amateur outfit
called the Triangle team which played in the Illinois State Amateur
League. The team later became known as the Chicago Pirates and were a
formidable Southtown amateur club.
Schneider was also studying aeronautical engineering at Tilden Tech and
was six months away from completing training at Curtiss Wright
Aeronautical College when he was called into the Army in August 1942.
Schneider went overseas in April 1943 and served in North Africa before
taking part in the Italian campaign. It was in Italy, on January 3,
1944, that Private Schneider was killed in action. In May 1944, his
father, Joe Sr., received the Silver Star and Purple Heart that his son
had been posthumously awarded.
Date Added February 7, 2013
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