Pearl Harbor survivor Ervin Schmidt named grand marshal of Edmonds July 4th parade
A highly decorated U.S. Navy veteran who survived Pearl Harbor will serve as the 2013 Grand Marshal of “An Edmonds Kind of Fourth” Parade. Edmonds resident Ervin Schimdt is a member of the Edmonds-based Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8870. Schmidt was a 25-year-old barber from Marshfield, Wisc. when he enlisted in the Navy in August 1940. After completing basic training, Schmidt was assigned to the... »




