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CRAIG ALAN SCHMITZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 20, 1947 – August 31, 1970
Service recordCraig Alan Schmitz, of Kirkwood, Missouri, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 31, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 28
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Laundry And Bath Specialist (57E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- January 20, 1947
- Home of record
- Kirkwood, Missouri (St Louis County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 31, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date August 31, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bình Định Province that day. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 28
- MICHAEL JOHN MCGERTYCaptain · August 31, 1970
- GARY RAYMOND METZCorporal · August 31, 1970
- EDICTOR RIVERA-MONTESStaff Sergeant · August 31, 1970
- ROGER ALLEN SCARBROUGHPrivate First Class · August 31, 1970
From Kirkwood
- STEVEN COLE DRAKESecond Lieutenant · January 6, 1968
- MARTIN BIONDOSpecialist Four · March 19, 1968
- JEROME RAWLINGSSpecialist Four · April 30, 1968
- UDELL CHAMBERSPrivate First Class · June 21, 1968
- ROBERT LOUIS RODGERSSpecialist Five · April 16, 1969
- CURRAN M JONESPetty Officer Third Class · April 21, 1969
- ROBERT PAGE ROSENBACHMajor · March 5, 1970
- JOHN WINFRED GOEGLEINMajor · June 30, 1970
- DONALD RENAY WORKMANCaptain · July 21, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.