83-Year-Old Dies Day After Honorable Discharge
Man One Of 28 Black Soldiers Falsely Convicted
POSTED: Monday, July 28, 2008
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LEESBURG, Fla. -- An 83-year-old World War II veteran died hours after receiving a long-awaited honorable discharge from the Army.Samuel Snow of Leesburg 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.The Army formally apologized Saturday. The soldiers' convictions were set aside, their dishonorable discharges were changed to honorable discharges and they and their survivors were awarded back pay for their time in the brig.Snow had planned to attend the ceremony but wound up in a Seattle hospital instead because of a problem with his pacemaker.He died early Sunday morning, hours after his son told him about the apology ceremony.
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