FREDERICK SCHMITT
A former Elkhart Lake man and a 16-year career officer in the U.S. Army died Saturday in Vietnam.
A telegram Monday night notified the family of Sgt. 1-C Frederick Schmitt, 37, of Kiel, of his death at Lai-Khe, Vietnam where he had been recuperatingfrom wounds.
He was the husband of Mrs. Elsie Schmitt, 306 Fremont St., Kiel, and the father of two small sons.
According to word received by his wife, Sgt. Schmitt died of wounds received Jan. 4 in an encounter with a hostile force.
Mother Notified
His mother, Mrs. Martha Schmitt of rural Sheboygan Falls, was notified of her son's death via Western Union telegram from the U.S. Army adjutant general in Vietnam.
It read:
"The secretary of the Army has asked me to express his deep regret that your son, Sgt. 1-C Frederick Schmitt, died in Vietnam on Feb. 1, 1969, as the result of wounds received while at Fire Support Base when he encountered a hostile
force in a fire fight.
"He was previously reported as missing. His remains have been recovered and positively identified.
"Your daughter-in-law will furnish instructions for the return of your late son. Please accept my deepest sympathy."
It was signed by Kenneth G. Wickham, major general, U.S.A. f-28, the adjutant general.
A 16-year veteran Army officer, Sgt. Schmitt had been in Vietnam since last September. He had prior to that been training troops at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
With Infantry Unit
He was to receive the Purple Heart after being wounded in ?? ing artillery withB Battery, 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.
He entered service in 1953 and had been stationed first in Germany and later in Korea.
A native of the Town of Rhine, he was born April 16, 1931.
He married Elsie Schuller in Germany on July 30, 1955, and in 1956 he returned to the U.S. with his family. They resided in Kiel since 1968.
Mr. Schmitt was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife; and two sons, Richard, 9, and John, 2, and his mother.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel.
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A former Elkhart Lake man and a 16-year career officer in the U.S. Army died Saturday in Vietnam.
A telegram Monday night notified the family of Sgt. 1-C Frederick Schmitt, 37, of Kiel, of his death at Lai-Khe, Vietnam where he had been recuperatingfrom wounds.
He was the husband of Mrs. Elsie Schmitt, 306 Fremont St., Kiel, and the father of two small sons.
According to word received by his wife, Sgt. Schmitt died of wounds received Jan. 4 in an encounter with a hostile force.
Mother Notified
His mother, Mrs. Martha Schmitt of rural Sheboygan Falls, was notified of her son's death via Western Union telegram from the U.S. Army adjutant general in Vietnam.
It read:
"The secretary of the Army has asked me to express his deep regret that your son, Sgt. 1-C Frederick Schmitt, died in Vietnam on Feb. 1, 1969, as the result of wounds received while at Fire Support Base when he encountered a hostile
force in a fire fight.
"He was previously reported as missing. His remains have been recovered and positively identified.
"Your daughter-in-law will furnish instructions for the return of your late son. Please accept my deepest sympathy."
It was signed by Kenneth G. Wickham, major general, U.S.A. f-28, the adjutant general.
A 16-year veteran Army officer, Sgt. Schmitt had been in Vietnam since last September. He had prior to that been training troops at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
With Infantry Unit
He was to receive the Purple Heart after being wounded in ?? ing artillery withB Battery, 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.
He entered service in 1953 and had been stationed first in Germany and later in Korea.
A native of the Town of Rhine, he was born April 16, 1931.
He married Elsie Schuller in Germany on July 30, 1955, and in 1956 he returned to the U.S. with his family. They resided in Kiel since 1968.
Mr. Schmitt was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife; and two sons, Richard, 9, and John, 2, and his mother.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel.
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FREDERICK SCHMITT
A former Elkhart Lake man and a 16-year career officer in the U.S. Army died Saturday in Vietnam.
A telegram Monday night notified the family of Sgt. 1-C Frederick Schmitt, 37, of Kiel, of his death at Lai-Khe, Vietnam where he had been recuperatingfrom wounds.
He was the husband of Mrs. Elsie Schmitt, 306 Fremont St., Kiel, and the father of two small sons.
According to word received by his wife, Sgt. Schmitt died of wounds received Jan. 4 in an encounter with a hostile force.
Mother Notified
His mother, Mrs. Martha Schmitt of rural Sheboygan Falls, was notified of her son's death via Western Union telegram from the U.S. Army adjutant general in Vietnam.
It read:
"The secretary of the Army has asked me to express his deep regret that your son, Sgt. 1-C Frederick Schmitt, died in Vietnam on Feb. 1, 1969, as the result of wounds received while at Fire Support Base when he encountered a hostile
force in a fire fight.
"He was previously reported as missing. His remains have been recovered and positively identified.
"Your daughter-in-law will furnish instructions for the return of your late son. Please accept my deepest sympathy."
It was signed by Kenneth G. Wickham, major general, U.S.A. f-28, the adjutant general.
A 16-year veteran Army officer, Sgt. Schmitt had been in Vietnam since last September. He had prior to that been training troops at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
With Infantry Unit
He was to receive the Purple Heart after being wounded in ?? ing artillery withB Battery, 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.
He entered service in 1953 and had been stationed first in Germany and later in Korea.
A native of the Town of Rhine, he was born April 16, 1931.
He married Elsie Schuller in Germany on July 30, 1955, and in 1956 he returned to the U.S. with his family. They resided in Kiel since 1968.
Mr. Schmitt was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife; and two sons, Richard, 9, and John, 2, and his mother.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel.
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A former Elkhart Lake man and a 16-year career officer in the U.S. Army died Saturday in Vietnam.
A telegram Monday night notified the family of Sgt. 1-C Frederick Schmitt, 37, of Kiel, of his death at Lai-Khe, Vietnam where he had been recuperatingfrom wounds.
He was the husband of Mrs. Elsie Schmitt, 306 Fremont St., Kiel, and the father of two small sons.
According to word received by his wife, Sgt. Schmitt died of wounds received Jan. 4 in an encounter with a hostile force.
Mother Notified
His mother, Mrs. Martha Schmitt of rural Sheboygan Falls, was notified of her son's death via Western Union telegram from the U.S. Army adjutant general in Vietnam.
It read:
"The secretary of the Army has asked me to express his deep regret that your son, Sgt. 1-C Frederick Schmitt, died in Vietnam on Feb. 1, 1969, as the result of wounds received while at Fire Support Base when he encountered a hostile
force in a fire fight.
"He was previously reported as missing. His remains have been recovered and positively identified.
"Your daughter-in-law will furnish instructions for the return of your late son. Please accept my deepest sympathy."
It was signed by Kenneth G. Wickham, major general, U.S.A. f-28, the adjutant general.
A 16-year veteran Army officer, Sgt. Schmitt had been in Vietnam since last September. He had prior to that been training troops at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
With Infantry Unit
He was to receive the Purple Heart after being wounded in ?? ing artillery withB Battery, 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.
He entered service in 1953 and had been stationed first in Germany and later in Korea.
A native of the Town of Rhine, he was born April 16, 1931.
He married Elsie Schuller in Germany on July 30, 1955, and in 1956 he returned to the U.S. with his family. They resided in Kiel since 1968.
Mr. Schmitt was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife; and two sons, Richard, 9, and John, 2, and his mother.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel.
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