George Ferdinand Schneider

UnitUSS Bass
RankSeaman First Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathAugust 17 1942
Buried
Plot
C
Row
5
Grave
33
Notes
A 20 year old American man from Trenton, New Jersey serving as a Seaman First Class aboard the submarine "USS Bass" (SS-164) during World War II with two years service. On August 17, 1942 while submerged, a fire started in the after battery room and spread to the torpedo room killing 25 crew members from asphyxiation from poisonous gas. He was buried at the Corozal American Cemetery.