John P. Schmitt
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
John P. Schmitt was inducted into the Army on January 5, 1943.
He served as a Technician Fifth Grade and a truck driver with Company C with the 52nd Engineer Combat Battalion in the Southern Philippines (Liberation) and Western Pacific.
He received the following: Bronze Arrowhead, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, Philippine Liberation Medal with two bronze stars, and American Campaign Medal.
He was honorably discharged on January 16, 1946, at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 284.
