Schmidt, Ralph N.

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Dates:
Birth 1941

Biographical notes:

Schmidt (b.1922) served in the Marine Corps from 1942 to 1945.

Born in Port Washington (Wisconsin) and raised in Belgium (Wisconsin), he served in the Pacific theater and was awarded a bronze star for helping to evacuate wounded Marines on Iwo Jima. After the war, he worked for the Continental Can Company and settled in Milwaukee.

From the description of Oral history interview with Ralph Schmidt [sound recording], 2003. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 54777333

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Subjects:

  • Cemeteries
  • Combat
  • Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
  • Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
  • Soldiers
  • Veterans
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • Wisconsin--Belgium (as recorded)
  • Solomon Islands (as recorded)
  • Japan--Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Area (as recorded)
  • Papua New Guinea--Bougainville Island (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Milwaukee (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Port Washington (as recorded)