Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 6 October, 2011
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, 24, of San Antonio, Texas, died Oct. 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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