Background
Snyder, Ralph Howard was born on July 16, 1923 in Manly, Iowa, United States.
Snyder, Ralph Howard was born on July 16, 1923 in Manly, Iowa, United States.
Student, Iowa State University, 1946. Student, Brigham Young University, 1944.
Shop foreman Olds-Cadillac Agency, Estherville, Iowa, 1946-1950. Experimental engineer Boeing Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, 1950-1953, Snyder's Garage, since 1953. Consultant with instructor of local auto vocational classes in various high schools.
Active Boy Scouts American, 1959-1968. Chairman Democratic precinct committee, 1969-1971. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946.
Member Automotive Service Association, Society Automotive Engineers, Kansas Automotive Repair Association (president). Presbyterian (trustee 1971-1974). Club: Bella Vista (Arkansas) Country.
Lodges: Masons, Shriners, Lions, Eastern Star, High Twelve.
Ralph Harnden and Gertrude Francis (Wendt) S. Married Opal Dorothy Peterson, January 19, 1947. Children: Donald Carleton, Douglas Eugene, Steven Leroy (deceased).