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SCHMIDT, Donald A - Date of
birth
31 January 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Manitowic, Manitowic County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36227439 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Lindern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 3 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Annie Schmidt (mother)
Louise M. (Yelmene) Schmidt (wife)
More information
Pfc Donald A. Schmidt was employed at the Silver Lake convent and later at the Eggers plant in Two Rivers.He was enlisted on 1 November 1940 and was stationed at Camp Wallace, Texas and in Panama, where he served two years.
He married Miss Yelmene on 25 March 1944 and was sent to Fort Meade, Maryland for two months.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Cards, 1920 Census, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspaperarchive.com - Manitowoc Herald Times
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet