Monument Details

ISOB Schmitt - 32nd Infantry Division, WW1

Details:

The grave is located on the north side of the cemetery. After you enter the cemetery from the main entrance on Rue Robert Amy, proceed to the left. At the fork, stay right and walk 200 meters. The burial site is located below an American flag on the north side of the foot path.

The grave is located in Plot 4150, Row 11.

Isolated Burial

A gray stone tombstone feature a cross marks the resting place of Peter D. Schmitt, an American soldier killed on November 19, 1918, during the First World War. The cross features a French roundel. A native of Merrill, Wisconsin, Schmitt was a private in the 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd 'Red Arrow' Division and was killed when a shell exploded in the breech of a canon. During the war the 32nd Division earned the nickname "Les Terribles" (English: "The Terribles") due to their ferocious style of combat, making them the only American division to earn a nom-de-guerre during the war.

Monument Text:

"Ici repose

Peter D. Schmitt

Soldat Américain

1918"

English Translation:

"Here lies Peter D. Schmitt

American Soldier

1918"

Commemorates:

People:

Peter Donat Schmitt

Units:

120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division

32nd Infantry Division

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

Wars:

WWI

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