William Rollin Schnuckle
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Air Force
William Rollin Schnuckle
Photo 1: Mr. Schnuckle in uniform Photo 2: Mr. Schnuckle by his aircraft. Photo 3: Mr. Schnuckles by aircraft. ----
William Rollin Schnuckle the Army Air Corps April 19, 1943. He attended Air Cadet training at Sheppard Field, Texas. Commissioned Second Lieutenant and served as a pilot and flight instructor on B-25 Mitchell bombers in the continental U.S. Honorably discharged November 1945.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 284.
Mr. Schnuckle served in World War II. He volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Forces Cadet Program on April 19, 1943.
He did infantry training at Camp Roberts, California, for seventeen weeks and was then sent to San Antonio, Texas, for pilot training. After attending college courses at Texas A&M, he had his preflight training at Garner Field, Uvalde, Texas, basic flight training at Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Texas, and advanced flight training at Enid Army Air Field, Oklahoma.
He was commissioned an officer shortly after the war in Europe had ended. Mr. Schnuckle was discharged in November 1945. Mr. Schnuckle’s rank was Commisioned Second Lieutenant. He was decorated with the Sharpshooter Badge and the Good Conduct Medal.
Mr. Schnuckle was born in 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota. He is the son of Rollin Phillip and Mable Leona Schnuckle. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1943.
Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall veteran history form; veteran’s account (below); original entry on VMH website (below)
“Enlisted April 19, 1943, Air Force Cadet Program. Shipped from Fort Snelling to Camp Roberts, California, for seventeen weeks of infantry training. Finally sent back to Texas for pilot training program, San Antonio, Texas. To college training at Texas A&M. Primary flight training at Uvalde, Texas. Basic training at Eagle Pass, Texas (AT-6 aircraft). Advanced school at Enid, Oklahoma (B-25 medium bomber). Commissioned Second Lieutenant. June 1945. Atomic bomb dropped. Held everything up and got discharged about December 1945. Total service about two years eight months--no combat.”
Original entry on VMH website: William Rollin Schnuckle entered the Army Air Corps on April 19, 1943. He attended Air Cadet training and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He served as a pilot and flight instructor of B-25 Mitchell bombers in the continental U.S. He was honorably discharged in November of 1945.
