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SCHMIDT, Joseph W - Date of
birth
31 December 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois -
Hometown
Troy Grove, La Salle County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36307047 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 February 1945 - Place of
death
Vicht-Stolberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Otto H. Schmidt (father)
Margaret A. (Knaff) Schmidt (mother)
Edward P. Schmidt (brother)
George H. Schmidt (brother)
Carl L. Schmidt (brother)
Leonard C. Schmidt (brother)
Mary W. Schmidt (sister)
More information
Pfc Joseph W. Schmidt worked on a farm before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 28 November 1941.The parents of both his father and his mother were born in Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet