In Memoriam

KENNETH W SCHMIDT

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Schmidt, Kenneth Wayne
Cairo, NE
ARMY
PFC

BIRTH DATE:

4/9/1941

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6/25/1965
11/3/1965
11/3/1965

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South Vietnam
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Not Listed
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11B10 = Infantryman
C CO, 2ND BN, 16TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
Purple Heart
West Lawn Memorial Park, Grand Island, NE
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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On Combat Mission When Struck By Grenade Fragments While Attacking Enemy Bunker.

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