Paul W. Schmidt

World War II
Service #O-823157
Unit161st Squadron, 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New York
Date of DeathMarch 24 1946
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of First Lieutenant Paul W. Schmidt were accounted for in 2022. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Lorraine American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.