DUANE J. SCHMIDT—son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Schmidt, was in the Navy since the end of last September, and is now on sea duty, operating out of New York. He was here for Christmas on a 4-day leave, which made him only one day at home.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, March 18, 1943 (photo included)
COUSINS WERE IN D-DAY INVASION
S/1c Dwain Schmidt, son of John Schmidt, and S/1c Donald Schmidt, son of Fred Schmidt, and S/1c Fred Ludwigs, son of Wm. Ludwigs of LeMars, are enjoying a 14-day leave in the homes of their parents. All three of the boys were in the D-Day invasion of Cherbourg, and others points of France.
They have seen a lot of action and expect to serve on the same ship again.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, October 9, 1944
SOLDIER NEWS.
S1/c Dwain Schmidt left Thursday for the east where he will rejoin his ship, after a leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Schmidt.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, October 16, 1944
CRAIG SAILOR SIGNALMAN ON U.S.S. ARKANSAS
Dwain J. Schmidt, signalman, second class, USNR, Craig, returned to the West Coast early in December aboard the battleship USS Arkansas, which saw action in the invasions at Normandy, southern France, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Fifty-five enlisted men aboard the Arkansas who qualified Dec. 1, for discharge under the point system remained on the 33-year old battleship to help return 1,100 separatees and reassignees from Pearl Harbor.
Now a regular member of the 300-vesssel “Magic Carpet” fleet, the Navy’s most venerable dreadnaught carries transient servicemen from Hawaii to the States.
After completing her “Magic Carpet” assignment, the Arkansas is expected to report to an Atlantic seaboard Navy yard for decommissioning.
Source: LeMars Sentinel, December 25, 1945
Dwain Jurgen Schmidt was born June 7, 1922 to John Heinen and Josephine DeWerff Schmidt. He died May 26, 2019 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.
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