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Leonard P. Schmitt collection, Date accessioned: 1999-11-05, bulk August 1942- November 1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Schmitt, Leonard P., 1922-2012
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Leonard P. Schmitt collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-99-0133

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Leonard P. Schmitt who served in the Army Air Corps in North African and China-Burma-India (CBI) Theaters with the 436th Squadron, 7th Bomb Group during World War II. This collection contains a veterans questionnaire and bound manuscript titled "Life and Times of Leonard P. Schmitt Sr." which recounts his experiences during the war.

Biographical / historical:

Leonard P. Schmitt was born on November 4, 1922, in Palm Bay, Florida. On August 2, 1942, Schmitt was inducted into the Army Air Corps at Camp Blanding, Florida, and served with the 436th Squadron, 7th Bomb Group. He trained in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Fort Meyers, Florida, Denver, Colorado, Tucson, Arizona, Salinas, California, Blyth California, and Smyrna, Tennessee. Schmitt served in the China-Burma-India Theater and in Northern Africa from August 29, 1943 to November 15, 1944. He flew as a crew member on a B-24 Liberator and completed 404 flying hours. For his service, Schmitt was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster and the Good Conduct Medal. Upon his return to the United States, he married Muriel M. Schmitt on May 14, 1945. From 1950 to 1977, he worked at a bakery until his retirement. Schmitt passed away on December 16, 2012, at the age of 90. He is interred at Forest Hills Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Palm City, Florida.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated by Leonard P. Schmitt.
Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Leonard P. Schmitt collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-99-0133

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA