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Epilogue honors WWII valor of Navy chaplain Aloysius Schmitt
In a Dubuque ceremony at Loras College, Navy chaplain Lt. j.g. Aloysius Schmitt, posthumously awarded the Silver Star for valor aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attack. His body was identified after decades, and a chapel on campus bears his name.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy
Dubuque
J.g. Aloysius Schmitt
St. Lucas
Fayette County
Loras College
Margaret Kibben
Schmitt
Loras
Defense
Christ the King
Rome
St. Mary Church
U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps
Oklahoma
Aloysius Schmitt
Arizona
United States
Hawaii
Pentagon
Navy Chief of Chaplains
J.g. Aloysius H. Schmitt
Dan Schmitt
Frances Hemesath
del Schmitt
Iowa