Staff Sergeant Albert Paul Schmitz | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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Albert Paul Schmitz

Graduating Class of 1940
Served in World War II

Staff Sergeant
Albert Paul Schmitz

Army Air Forces
751st Bombardment Squadron

Hometown

Bear Valley, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Germany

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Saint Kilians Cemetery, Bear Valley, WI

More About Staff Sergeant Schmitz

Staff Sergeant Schmitz was first an army cook, then trained as a gunner and went overseas the August before his death. He was reported missing in action and his death was not announced by the war department until July 4, 1945. He received a Presidential citation and Air Medal posthumously.