Robert Gerard Schmitt

Korean War
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MIA
Fallen

Sykeston, ND


County:
Wells

Date of Loss:

Recovered:
Remains not recovered

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
1st Lieutenant

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
3rd Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
7th Infantry Division
Medals and Honors:
Distinguished Service Cross
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2112277/The-hunt-thousands-missing-U-S-…

Circumstances:

"Wounded in both legs and wearing a U.S. Army field coat peppered with bullet holes, 1st Lt. Robert Schmitt led a desperate U.S. hilltop assault against advancing Chinese forces in one of the bloodiest battles of the Korean War. He never returned."

Quoted from Mail Online, "Peace at last? The hunt for thousands of missing U.S troops who died in the Korean War set to resume", dated March 8, 2012

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2112277/The-hunt-thousands-missi...

Biography:

Born in Pettibone ND November 1 1923

First Lieutenant Schmitt was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 1, 1950. His remains were not recovered. Mortar Platoon Leader. In World War II, he enlisted at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota, on June 22, 1942.

Awarded
Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.