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Personal info

Full name
SCHMIDT, John Henry
Date of birth
12 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Brown County, South Dakota
Hometown
Liberty, Brown County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37771954
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Near Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 11 44

Immediate family

Members
Heinrich F. Schmidt (father)
Reka (Bruns) Schmidt (mother)
Henry F. Schmidt (brother)
Etta C. Schmidt (sister)
Gesine B. Schmidt (sister)
Rosa A. Schmidt (sister)
Anna R. Schmidt (sister)
Helmer J. Schmidt (brother)
Louise H. Schmidt (sister)
William H. Schmidt (brother)
Leno D. Schmidt (sister)

More information

Pvt John H. Schmidt worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 11 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery