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Schmitt enlisted in the United States Army in 1940 and served until 1945 in the 130th Field Artillery, Battery C, 35th Division. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jul 17, 2006, Schmitt talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Rice County Historical Society (Lyons) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Schmitt, Maurice
Date: July 17, 2006
Item Number: 213564
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213564
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Rice County Historical Society, Lyons, KS
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Film
Places - Cities and towns - Sterling
Places - Counties - Reno
Places - Counties - Rice
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Film and video
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