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HAMMERSCHMIDT, Walter H - Date of
birth
27 October 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31446648 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Loader -
Unit
A Company,
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hampont, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 46 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Hammerschmidt (father)
Augusta V. (Fenchel) Hammerschmidt (mother) Otto W. Hammerschmidt (brother)
Martha A. Hammerschmidt (sister)
Robert I. Hammerschmidt (brother)
More information
Pvt Walter H. Schmidt enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 5 November 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930, https://books.google.nl/books, - Patton’s Vanguard, page 186
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