Sheridan Wyoming

Tanner, Phillip C.
Army Sergeant 1st class

Phillip C. Tanner, age 43, from Sheridan, Wyoming, Sheridan county.

Parents: Martin Allen Tanner and Evelyn Walston LaFever; step father Harley Dean LaFever (preceeded in death by all)
Spouse: Hyun Tanner
Children: Ashley M. Tanner

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 106th Transportation Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Bronze Star

Date of death: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Death details: Died at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident.
Cemetery: Remains cremated

Source: Department of Defense, Nave Funeral Homes

Schmidt, Herman
Navy Gunner’s mate 3rd class

Herman Schmidt, age 28, from 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

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

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