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SCHMID, Roger Charles - Date of
birth
6 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa -
Hometown
Dubuque County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39587116 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Oberotterbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 11 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick W. Schmid (father)
Olinda M. (Klein) Schmid (mother)
David F. Schmid (brother)
Suzanne M. Schmid (sister)
More information
Pvt Roger C. Schmid enlisted at Ft MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 27 May 1944.Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, - 1920/1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Record, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html, - Unit Journal for December 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-g-by-name.pdf
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, - schwartico