TO: The 25th Infantry Division Association

Hello, my name is David Wilmes.

I am with the Saint Vincent College Center for Northern Appalachian Studies which is affiliated with the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. I have been interviewing World War II veterans since 1995 and in that time have conducted about 200 interviews. Currently, I and my colleagues at the Center are preparing a publication on the oral histories we have collected over the years. However, I would like to contact your organization to see if there are any veterans of the 25th that I could interview or submit questionnaires to about their service in World War II. Part of the book will be dealing with the Pacific War and being that the 25th played such an important part throughout the campaigns in the Pacific, we would be remiss if we did not include some accounts from 25th Division veterans.

Please feel free to contact me at this email address - owen1918@msn.com

Thank you for your time in this matter.

Sincerely,

David Wilmes

My father, Leo John Schmidt was a member of the 25th, 161st Infantry. He was wounded Jan 25, 1945 on Luzon. He passed Jan 1999, but if I can be of any help let me know.

Dale Schmidt