Collection	Winnebago County Historical Commission
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of Staff Sergeant Edgar H. Schmidt.
Event	World War II
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Candid outdoor view of Staff Sergeant Edgar H. Schmidt. He is wearing his service uniform with leather belt and garrison cap. He is standing in a yard by a house, possibly his parent's home in Oshkosh. Edgar H. Schmidt was born in Oshkosh, WI on January 21, 1915, the son of Ella L. Schmidt. He attended Oshkosh High School and the Vocational School. He was working as a molder in a foundry when he enlisted in the Army on December 11, 1941, four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to the Army Air Force and was trained as a tail gunner on B-24 or B-17 Bombers. While on a routine training mission from Marysville, California over the Pacific Ocean, his bomber went down with all ten crew members and he was reported missing on May 29, 1943. He was officially declared dead in August 1943.
Object ID	P2005.20.17
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Schmidt, Edgar H.
Print size	2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male Soldiers World War II United States Army Air Force Bombers Missing in action Casualties
Title	Staff Sergeant Edgar H. Schmidt
Year Range from	1942
Year range to	1943

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