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Personal info

Full name
SCHMIDLI, Walter Richard
Date of birth
1918
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Winsconsin
Hometown
Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36227919
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
In the Vicinity of Augny, Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 27 19

Immediate family

Members
Conrad Schmidli (father)
Emma (Brüderer) Schmidli (mother)
Max K. Schmidli (brother)
Roy H. Schmidli (brother)
Constance H. Schmidli (sister)
Irene E. Schmidli (sister)

More information

Pfc Walter R. Schmidli joined the Regular Army at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, on 7 November 1941.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record

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