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SCHMIDT, Cyril W - Date of
birth
22 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13125122 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Ammunition Handler -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Biesdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry E. Schmidt (father)
Mary A. (Lesher) Schmidt (mother)
Anna Schmidt (sister)
Emma T. Schmidt (sister)
Madeline Schmidt (sister)
Harry Schmidt (brother)
Mary Schmidt (sister)
Margaret Schmidt (sister)
More information
Pfc Cyril W. Schmidt graduated from Ashland High School in 1938.He was unemployed when he volunteered for the U.S. Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 October 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.
He was seriously wounded in France on 25 September 1944 by shrapnel to both legs for which he was awarded the Purple Heart. He was hospitalized until December before returning to the front lines.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Richards / Smith Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem