Otto Diller Schmidt-Norfolk, NE
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 02.454 W 097° 25.674
14T E 630115 N 4655512
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Bennington on July 21, 1905. He is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, NE in Section C, Block 29, Lot 1.
Waymark Code: WMXWEJ
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2018
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He was born on August 10, 1884 in Blair, NE and died on February 9, 1963 in Blair, NE. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SCHMIDT, OTTO DILLER
• Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Nebraska
• G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906
Citation: While serving on board the U.S.S. Bennington for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
Armed Service: Navy
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