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Richard Schifter
Army
Richard
Schifter
DIVISION: Army,
ASP (Army Specialized Program), Ritchie Boy
BIRTHPLACE: Vienna, Austria
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Richard Schifter was born in 1923 in Austria. On March 11, 1938 he remembers hearing a radio broadcast from the Chancellor of Austria. The Chancellor spoke of being notified by the Germans to surrender or they would be at war. Richard's father knew what this meant for them, Jewish people. Richard was able to get a passport and passage to the United States but his parents were from Poland and could not get papers to leave. They ultimately were taken to a concentration camp and died there. On December 15, 1938, Richard arrived in the United States and lived with a great uncle. He attended college until he was drafted. He was placed in ASP "Army Specialized Program" which was for college students or graduates. But when he was training, because of his background, they switched him and he was sent to Camp Ritchie. He became a Ritchie Boy. The Ritchie Boys consisted of approximately 20,000 servicemen, and 200 Women's Army Corps members, who were trained for U.S. Army Intelligence during WWII at the secret Camp Ritchie training facility. Most of the men sent to Camp Ritchie for training were assigned there because of fluency in German, French, Italian, Polish, or other languages needed by the US Army during WWII. They had been drafted into or volunteered to join the United States Army and when their ability to speak the language of an enemy was discovered were sent to Camp Ritchie on secret orders. They were trained at the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie in Maryland, later officially known as Fort Ritchie. During war time interrogations, he often used the threat of sending the German prisoner to Russia if they would not talk. It always worked! After the war, Richard returned home and went to Law School and later worked for the United Nations. He also founded and was Director of the American Jewish International Relations Institute (AJIRI) Richard passed in 2020. Courtesy of American Veterans Center and Wikipedia.com.

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Edgar Schimming
Army
Edgar
Schimming
DIVISION: Army
Jun 14, 1920 -
BIRTHPLACE: Hope, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Staff Sergeant
THEATER OF OPERATION: American
SERVED: Sep 10, 1942 -
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Edgar Schimming was born in Hope, KS and attended school their until 4th grade. His family moved to Herington where he completed his schooling and graduated High School in 1938. He enlisted in the Army on 9/10/1942 and made corporal on November 1, 1942, Sergeant on February 1, 1943 and Staff Sergeant on July 15, 1943. He was stationed in Tucson, AZ. Courtesty of Dickinson Co. Heritage Center.

Henry F. Schirmer
Army
Henry
F.
Schirmer
DIVISION: Army,
93rd Signal Battalion
Mar 15, 1918 - Jan 19, 2009
HIGHEST RANK: Staff Sgt
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Mar 25, 1942 -
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Oct 8, 1945
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HONORED BY: Daughters, Relda M. and Tracey Galli

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Henry was inducted into the United States Army on February 28, 1942. He completed his basic training camp at Camp Crowder, Missouri. He served 19 months oversears in France, Belgium, Luxenbourg and Germany with the 93rd Signal Battalion, which was attached to the 12th Corps of General George Patton's Third Army. Henry served in communications as a Field Lineman. As a Field Lineman, he supervised a wire laying crew in maintaining and taking up the wire and cable of a telephone or telegraph system. He was awarded a Bronze Star for gallantry in action and received several Commendations for good conduct.
Because Henry could speak fluent German, he served an additional six months after the end of World War II for the U.S. Military Forces as a German Language Interpreter and Translator.
Henry served his country a total of 45 months. He was Honorably Discharged as a Staff Sergeant from the United States Army at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, on November 8, 1945, and returned to the family farm. Henry and Deloris Neitzel were married June 3, 1962. They had one child.
When talking about World War II, Henry often commented, 'I didn't start the war, but I had to help finish it.' He often wondered how Adolph Hitler was allowed to become so out of control. The war was a difficult time for Henry's parents as they had immigrated from Germany to the United States in 1914, and their only son had to go fight a war in their homeland.

Gilbert C. Schlappy
Army
Gilbert
C.
Schlappy
DIVISION: Army,
109th Medical Battalion 34th Division
Aug 1, 1919 - Dec 13, 2006
BIRTHPLACE: Chapman, Kansas
HIGHEST RANK: Technical Sergeant
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Apr 28, 1941 -
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Jul 21, 1945
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HONORED BY: Wanda Schlappy, wife, and children

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Gilbert Schlappy served from 1941 thru 1945. He was in the following battles and/or campaigns: CO 33 WD 45 Tunisia Po Valley - Naples Foggia, Rome Arno - North Apennines. His rank was TSgt. He earned the Good Conduct Medal and the American Defense Service Ribbon.

Donald E. Schlottman
Army
Donald
E.
Schlottman
DIVISION: Army,
SHAEF
Jan 15, 1920 - Dec 26, 2006
BIRTHPLACE: Durning, Wisconsin
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Aug 2, 1943 -
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Jan 6, 1946
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HONORED BY: Wife, Rose Schlottman

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Donald was born in 1920 to Charles and Grace (Barker) Schlottman. He married Rose McGale in 1943. They had four children, Fredrick, Dwight, Craig and Carolyn. During World War II, he was a typist for General Dwight Eisenhower and typed messages as to the status of the war. In his later years (as long as he was physically able) he and his wife would travel around the country to what they would call 'Eisenhower Reunions.' He was also a member of the SHAEF Veterans Association Alumni, and traveled to all but the last two reunions. His interest in World War II continued until his death.

Harold J Schmeidler
Harold J. Schmeidler
Army
Harold
J.
Schmeidler
DIVISION: Army
Sep 14, 1926 - Jan 4, 2020
BIRTHPLACE: Catherine, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: Other
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Harold "Harry" Schmeidler was born in Catherine, Ks and grew up on a farm. He attended Catharine Grade and graduated High School in 1944. Schmeidler attended St. Joseph Military Academy and served in the US Army during WW II. While in the service he was pegged as quiet and unassuming. Harry did his duty unobtrusively but efficiently. Because of his quiet ways, he in not well known but he holds a high place in his friends' esteem. After the war Schmeidler returned the farm, married Norma Jean Dechant and had three sons and two daughters. Courtesy of findagrave.com

Bernard Schmitt
Army
Bernard
Schmitt
DIVISION: Army
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
Dale R. Schmitt
Navy
Dale
R.
Schmitt
DIVISION: Navy
SERVED: Dec 9, 1942 -
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
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