WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT

   SOMERSET --- William F. Schmidt, 56, of Somerset . Route 2, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at his home following a long illness.
   Mr. Schmidt was a retired electrician and an Army veteran of World War II.
   Born April 7, 1927, in Allen County, he was a son of John and Theresa Schmidt.
   Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Peggy Bering of Somerset; a son, William of Cincinnati; a stepson, Thomas Guess of California: a sister, Mrs. Mitzi Yazel of Lima and six grandchildren.
   Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Thomas Funeral Home in Somerset. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Lima. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery In Lima.

The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH 18 Feb 1984, Sat, Page 2[]

[Courtesans of "Fred & Sandy"]

Grave marker for William F. Schmidt in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima (Allen), OH

William registered for the draft in  Lima, OH on 9 April 1945 and was inducted  into the Army at Fort Bragg, NC on 18 January 1946.

Remarkably, he was discharged on 14 November 1946 after just 1 year, 7 months and 6 days of service.  With the Army still winding down, he was a lucky man!