Name:
Joseph W. Schmidt
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
36307047
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-02-14
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
16
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
When Joseph W. Schmidt was born in 1919 in Illinois, his father, Otto, was 36 and his mother, Margaret, was 36. He had four brothers and one sister. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on February 14, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.