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Personal info

Full name
SCHMIDT, Henry August
Date of birth
20 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33892159
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Northeast of Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 9 20

Immediate family

Members
Lyla V. (Calhoun) Schmidt (wife)

More information

Pvt Henry A. Schmidt enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 27 June 1944.
He was a welder before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet