Sgt. Floyd Stanley Schmidt

1920 - 1944  (24 years)

• Name	Floyd Stanley Schmidt
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Born	15 May 1920	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56574923
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-128368P
  Died	27 Aug 1944	Villeneuve, , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  Buried	Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, France
  Person ID	I128368	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick David Schmidt,   b. 12 Apr 1895, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Hilda May Wideman,   b. 28 Nov 1894, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 1967, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F45026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Sergeant Floyd Stanley Schmidt

  
  

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  Another of Elmira's beloved sons has paid the supreme sacrifice by laying down his life for freedom, when the official word was received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmidt, Hampton Street, their only son Floyd was killed in action Aug. 27th. Floyd was twenty-four years of age and was born and raised in Elmira receiving his schooling in the public and high school here. He enlisted in Oct. 1941, and for ten months was in training at No. 10 Training Centre, Kitchener. At the finish of his training he volunteered for special duty with the First Special Service Force, made up of American and Canadian soldiers. Intensive training for nine months at Helena, Montana and shorter periods in West Virginia and Vermont followed. First overseas duty was at Kiska during August of 1943 when his special unit were among the first to land at Kiska. The Japs had gone but the training and skill attained by the unit was definitely shown here as the highest. It was in the months to come, an inspiration to all troop units in the Allied armies. Since December, 1943, Floyd was in Italy and went through some of the toughest work assigned to his unit. The Germans came to hate unabated this unit which they named "The Black Devils". Just before the invasion of France the unit was moved to England and were among the first to land on the invasion coast of Normandy. Floyd was a good living young man and was very popular among a host of friends in the community. His supreme sacrifice has brought deep sorrow to many. Memorial Service A public Memorial Service will be held for Floyd in Zion Evangelical Church, Elmira, on Sunday afternoon, September 24th, at 2 p.m. All war veterans are hereby asked to meet in the basement of the church on Sunday at 1:50 p.m. under the direction of Adjt. Ed. Plant, as well as all men in uniform, to participate in the service as a body and take their assigned place with the church as guard of honor.

  
  

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  Born - 15 May 1920 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Aug 1944 - Villeneuve, , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Buried - - Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, France  = Link to Google Earth