Schmidt, Floyd E., 1924-

Schmidt [b. 1924] was born and raised in Watertown, Wisconsin.

He was drafted into the Army in 1943 and served as a truck driver and later a machine gunner in the 79th Infantry Division during World War II. Schmidt participated in the Invasion of Normandy three days after D-Day and fought in Northern France, Belgium, and the Rhineland. Captured in Alsace in fall 1944, Schmidt spent eight months in a German prison camp. After the war, he drove semi trucks for Motor Transport Co. for five years before starting a thirty-year career as a steamfitter. Schmidt earned a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and three European battle stars. He currently resides in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

From the description of Oral history interview with Floyd E. Schmidt, [sound recording], 1996. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 668110280