Hans:

My father, Leo J. Schmidt of the 25th, 161st Infantry was seriously wounded in a Japanese counter attack on Jan 25, 1945 in the battle for San Manuel, Philippines.

My father died in 1999. He never spoke of the war, not even to tell me that the lightning bolt on his uniform was given to him as a part of “Tropic Lightning.” He was at Guadalcanal, Pearl, New Georgia, the Solomons, and Luzon. I have spent a great deal of time reconstructing his days in the service and would be happy to share stories with you.

I would love to see your photo album.

Dale Schmidt