United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Phillip Nicholas Schmitz
1946 – 1970
Vietnam Wall · Panel 10W
First Lieutenant Phillip Nicholas Schmitz served in the U.S. Army. Phillip served with the 237 MED DET USARV. Phillip served in the Vietnam War. Phillip was 24 years old.
How They Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Quang Tri
Media
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AIR OBSERVATION PILOT · QUANG TRI237TH MED DET, 67TH MED GROUP, 44TH MED BDE, USARVPay grade O02.
Branch
U.S. Army
Highest rank
First Lieutenant
War
Service Record
U.S. Army
1981: Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander
AIR OBSERVATION PILOT
QUANG TRI
1970
Pay grade O02.
Conflicts
Honors · 7 decorations
Awards & Decorations
7
For valor
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
- The cemetery · the exact grave is not yet placed
- 1 monument carrying the name
Laid nearby · Section H
421 others are held in this section; the nearest 12 by row and grave.
Walter WilderGrave 4532Thomas O DorganGrave 4529Ivar A KvamGrave 4526Donald Lester WaageGrave 4545Ora A CollitonGrave 4516Otto M GeierGrave 4514Daniel A LewandowskiGrave 4567Margaret Mary BorerGrave 4570George S SwensonGrave 4575James M FerraroGrave 4578Robert Anthony FlorentineGrave 4583George Earl LaufenburgerGrave 4482
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Phillip Nicholas Schmitz
First Lieutenant
U.S. Army
- 1970
US ARMY VIETNAM
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