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SCHMIDT, Thomas - Date of
birth
16 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Marsh County, Montana -
Hometown
Prairie County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39614931 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 January 1945 - Place of
death
West of the Rur River in the sector of Düren-Merken, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 12 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gottfried G. Schmidt (father)
Ottilia (Mertz) Schmidt (mother)
Edward Schmidt (brother)
Thomas Schmidt (brother)
Richard Schmidt (brother)
Alvin Schmidt (brother)
Lorraine Schmidt (sister)
Edna Schmidt (sister)
Marion Schmidt (sister)
More information
Pfc Thomas Schmidt was a mechanic before he enlisted in Butte, Montana on 14 December 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – American Legion, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Schmidt Family Tree, 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Denise Pfleger