Schmidt, Herman
Navy Gunner’s mate 3rd class

Herman Schmidt, age 28, from Sheridan County Sheridan, Wyoming .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: accounted for on Jan. 13, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Schmidt was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Schmidt.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency