Wilton Edward Schmidt was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Irvin Edward Schmidt and Ruth Harriet Bingham. He attended Southern Illinois Normal University in Illinois.
Buried at Manila American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines, N, 12, 193
Wilton Schmidt was a pilot with the “Iron Angels, serving with VF-14 on the U.S.S. Wasp. He was Killed in Action during air attacks on Formosa/Taiwan.
- Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
- Date of birth: 19 October 1921
- Date of death: 18 October 1944
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Service Branch: Navy
- Division/Assignment: VF-14, USS Wasp
- Theater: Pacific
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Air Medal
- Burial/Memorial Location: Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XIV, Middle Panel
- Sponsored by: Don Lawhorn
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