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NAME Milton William Schmitt |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 308954 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston Captain’s Orderly |
HOME OF RECORD 7465 Calvin Avenue Jennings, MO |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Mary E. Rouse |
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| DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1915 at St. Louis, MO |
ENTERED SERVICE April 30, 1941 at St. Louis, MO |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Milton W. Schmitt was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He served as an orderly for the ship’s commanding officer, Captain Albert H. Rooks. Schmitt was last seen on 1 March 1942, when his ship was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. His body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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