Gene W. Schmid
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Unit Info: Army National Guard
Gene W. Schmid entered the Army National Guard on April 7, 1940.
He served with Battery A of the 125th Field Artillery Battalion.
He was also activated into federal service with the 34th Infantry Division in Northern Ireland, North Africa and Italy.
He was killed in action on December 15, 1944, in Italy.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 284.
