Governor Gordon Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide on Thursday, February 23

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 22, 2023

Governor Gordon Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide on? Thursday, February 23 in Honor of Wyoming Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -?Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag 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 February 23.?

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