Tony Snell
Musical Artist
1922 – 2013
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Who was Tony Snell?
Flight Lieutenant Anthony Noel "Tony" Snell DSO, was a British RAF pilot during World War II. He flew in the North African campaign in 1942 and was shot down during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Initially captured by the Germans he escaped from a firing squad but was recaptured. He again escaped German captivity whilst in Italy and became one of the very few men to bes awarded the DSO exclusively for escaping from the enemy.
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- Born
- Mar 19, 1922
- Also known as
- Snell, Tony
- Died
- 2013
British Virgin Islands
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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