Schmidt, Benjamin W.
Marines Lance corporal

Benjamin W. Schmidt, age 24, from San Antonio, Texas.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times