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Personal info

Full name
SCHMIDT, Robert George
Date of birth
15 August 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Lorain County, Ohio
Hometown
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O-547287
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
29 October 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Morville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Rudolph G. Schmidt (father)
Cordia E. Schmidt (mother)
Norma R. Schmidt (sister)
Vivian Schmidt (sister)

More information

2nd Lt Robert G. Schmidt graduated from the Lorain High School and was a student at the Ohio University when he was enlisted on 16 February 1942.

He was reported missing in action on 3 October 1944 and officially declared dead on 29 October 1945.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen