Schaeffer, Earl "Mike", 2016

File — Box: MS 015-01, Folder: MS015.01.25

Identifier: MS 015- file MS015.01.25

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Mike was born on April 25, 1922 in Pennsylvania. He enlisted into the Army on July 1, 1940 and finished basic training soon after. Out of 600 men in the Air Force, he was one of two who achieved his high school diplomas. From then on he was a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force until October 31, 1962. He was on the 72nd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group and the 13th Air Force. His role was the Radio Operator-Side Gunner and he was apart of the Army and Air Force Recruiting Duty. Mike survived the attack on Pearl Harbor when it was bombed on December 7th, 1941.

[Courtesy Veterans History Project]