Background
Schmidt was born August 10, 1884 in Blair, Nebraska and after joining the navy he was stationed aboard the United States Ship Bennington (Procter and Gamble-4) as a seaman.
Schmidt was born August 10, 1884 in Blair, Nebraska and after joining the navy he was stationed aboard the United States Ship Bennington (Procter and Gamble-4) as a seaman.
On July 21, 1905 one of the United States Ship Bennington’s boilers exploded while it was in port at San Diego, California. He died February 10, 1963 and is buried there in Prospect Hill Cemetery Norfolk, Nebraska.