Flags In Wyoming To Fly At Half Staff For Sheridan Navy Veteran Herman Schmidt

Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide on Thursday, February 23, 2023, in honor and memory of World War II veteran Herman Schmidt from Sheridan.

Schmidt, a U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Third Class, served on the U.S.S. Oklahoma and was killed in action during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. 

Schmidt’s remains were recently identified through DNA testing and dental records.

Schmidt  was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, a Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet Clasp), the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with Bronze Star), the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. 

He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, February 23rd.