Schneider, Andrew
Army Sergeant

Andrew Schneider, age 24, from Wisconsin, Milwaukee county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Wednesday, July 8, 1953
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. Sergeant Andrew Schneider, who joined the U.S. Army from Wisconsin, served with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was killed on July 8 during the action on Pork Chop Hill. His body could not be recovered at the time due to battle conditions, and when the ceasefire was declared later that month, the area where he fell lay on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Sergeant Schneider is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency