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After American forces under General Edward P. King, surrendered on April 9, 1942, Snyder, along with some 12,000 American and 68,000 Filipino defenders of the Bataan peninsula, was forced to march sixty-eight miles over fourteen days to the prison camp. On this journey, a large number of the soldiers, denied food and water by the Japanese, perished.<ref name=chron/> In surrendering, King disobeyed orders, but Snyder and other captives contended that the general had no alternative. Snyder said that the surrender was respected by the men who were afflicted from a lack of food, quinine, medicine, and ammunition.<ref name=baytown/>​

After American forces under General Edward P. King, surrendered on April 9, 1942, Snyder, along with some 12,000 American and 68,000 Filipino defenders of the Bataan peninsula, was forced to march sixty-eight miles over fourteen days to the prison camp. On this journey, a large number of the soldiers, denied food and water by the Japanese, perished.<ref name=chron/> In surrendering, King disobeyed orders, but Snyder and other captives contended that the general had no alternative. Snyder said that the surrender was respected by the men who were afflicted from a lack of food, quinine, medicine, and ammunition.<ref name=baytown/>​

"I think it was one of the bravest things for him [General King] to do. He risked his whole military career when he did that because he did it against orders. He’s a tremendous man in my eyes. He saved about 12,000 Americans' lives," said Snyder in a [[Memorial Day]] 2007 interview with his hometown ''Baytown Sun'' newspaper.<ref name=baytown/>​

Snyder said that General King's surrender was "one of the bravest things for him to do. He risked his whole military career when he did that because he did it against orders. He’s a tremendous man in my eyes. He saved about 12,000 Americans' lives," said Snyder in a [[Memorial Day]] 2007 interview with his hometown newspaper, ''The Baytown Sun.''<ref name=baytown/>​

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In his own words, Snyder recalled the Death March:​

In his own words, Snyder recalled the Death March:​

With the end of the war, Sndyer and 105 other prisoners were liberated on August 15, 1945. Years after his captivity, Snyder attended a military reunion in the Philippines. Donald Knox, in his book ''Death March: The Survivors of Bataan'' (New York: Harcourt Brace Inc., 1981), recalls Snyder having asked his Filipino guide why a particular group of  children was holding the “V” for victory sign to the visiting American veterans. “What do those little kids know about that sign?”, Snyder asked. The guide replied, “They may not know how to read and write, but they know about Bataan.”<ref>Michael Botson of Houston, Wilburn Snyder obituary guest book, ''The Houston Chronicle.''</ref>​

With the end of the war, Sndyer and 105 other prisoners were liberated on August 15, 1945. Years after his captivity, Snyder attended a military reunion in the Philippines. Donald Knox, in his book ''Death March: The Survivors of Bataan'' (New York: Harcourt Brace Inc., 1981), recalls Snyder having asked his Filipino guide why a particular group of  children was holding the “V” for victory sign to the visiting American veterans. “What do those little kids know about that sign?”, Snyder asked. The guide replied, “They may not know how to read and write, but they know about Bataan.”<ref>Michael Botson of Houston, Wilburn Snyder obituary guest book, ''The Houston Chronicle.''</ref>​

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Snyder was [[chaplain]] for the Gulf Coast chapter of American Ex-Prisoners of Wa], a veterans service organization founded in [[Arlington, Texas]|Arlington]], Texas, in the wake of Bataan.<ref>[http://www.axpow.org/ American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Snyder was [[chaplain]] for the Gulf Coast chapter of American Ex-Prisoners of War, a veterans service organization founded in [[Arlington, Texas]|Arlington]], Texas, in the wake of Bataan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axpow.org/|title=American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization|publisher=axpow.org|accessdate=October 1, 2019}}</ref>

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