Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Leonard R. Schoeppner

In 1900, 18 year old Leonard Schoeppner lived and worked on the family farm in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his parents and siblings.

Leonard and Matilda Schoeppner lived in Braddock, PA (near Pittsburgh) for the first few years of their marriage. Their first four children were born there. By 1910, 28 year old Leonard Choeppner and his wife Tillie (28) rented a home at 347 1/2 Plum St. in Youngstown, Ohio. Living with them were their sons Francis (4), Andrew (3), John (1) and Walter (4 mos.). The census indicates that Leonard and Tillie had been married for five years, and that one of their five children was deceased. Leonard was employed as a carpenter doing odd jobs. He had been out of work for three weeks during the previous year.

The family has not been found in the 1920 census.

At the time of the 1930 census, 49 year old widower Leonard Schoeppner Sr. owned a farm in Marlboro Twp., Stark County, Ohio. He lived there with his eleven surviving children: Andrew (23), John (21), Walter (20), Leonard Jr. (18), Hilda (16), George (14), Karl (12), Eleanor (10), Coletta (8), Albert (6), and Paul (3 yrs 5 mos.). Only George, Karl, Eleanor and Coletta attended school. The family owned a radio set.

Six of Leonard and Tillie's eight sons served in World War II, along with one son-in-law.

Obituary of Leonard Schoeppner
Leonard Schoeppner, 83, formerly of 2501 Rexdale st
SW, died Saturday night in Aultman Hospital where he had
been admitted from the House of Loreto. He had been suf-
fering from a heart condition. He was a retired carpenter,
a former employee of The Timken Roller Bearing Co.[in
Canton, OH].
Survivors include eight sons and three daughters. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Matilda. Requiem
High Mass, Wednesday, 9:30 a. m., St. Mary's Catholic
Church. Burial in Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery in Har-
risburg. Callers Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. at the
Kreighbaum funeral home.


Matilda Zwick

Tillie Zwick Schoeppner died one month after the birth of her youngest child.

Obituary:
Mrs. Leonard Schoeppner, aged 45 years, died
at the family home, four miles north of Louisville, on Thurs-
day morning. Her death followed a long illness. Mrs.
Schoeppner is survived by her husband and eleven children,
the youngest an infant only a few weeks old. Her maiden
name was Tillie Zwick and the following brothers and sisters
are living: John and Michael Zwick, of Louisville; Charles,
Peter and Joseph Zwick, of Lewisville, Monroe County;
George Zwick of Zanesville; Henry Zwick of Miltonsville; Mrs.
George Smithberger, of Summerfield; Mrs. George Wilkin-
son, of Oklahoma, and Mrs. George Schoeppner of Caldwell.
The funeral services were held and St. Mary’s Catho-
lic church at Harrisburg Monday morning, the pastor, Rev.
John Kasinski, officiating. There was a large attendance of
sorrowing friends. Interment was made in St. Mary’s cemetery.


John E. Schoeppner

In 1930, 21 year old John Schoeppner lived on the family farm with his widowed father and ten siblings. He worked as a carpenter. Corp. John E. Schoeppner served in World War II. He never married.


Andrew J. Schoeppner

In 1930, 23 year old Andrew Schoeppner lived on the family farm with his widowed father and younger siblings. He worked as a carpenter. According to the online Ohio Death Certificate Index, Andrew Schoeppner was married at the time of his death.


Walter H. Schoeppner

In 1930, 20 year old Walter Schoeppner lived on the family farm in Marlboro Twp., Stark Co., Ohio with his widowed father and ten siblings. He was employed as a carpenter. Pvt. Walter H. Schoeppner served in WWII.


Walter T. Schoeppner

Runs Schoeppner Construction in Stark Co.,


Leonard R. Schoeppner Jr.

In 1930, 18 year old Leonard Schoeppner lived and worked on the family farm in Marlboro Twp., Stark Co., OH with his widowed father and ten siblings. T/Sgt. Leonard R. Schoeppner served in WWII.


Leonard John Schoeppner

Fromhttp://www.pownetwork.org/bios/s/s369.htm

Name: Leonard John Schoeppner
Rank/Branch: O3/US Navy
Unit: Fighter Squadron 21, USS RANGER (CVA 61)
Date of Birth: 02 October 1943
Home City of Record: Canton OH
Date of Loss: 09 March 1970
Country of Loss: North Vietnam/Over Water
Loss Coordinates: 174258N 1074658E (YE951608)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 5
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4J
Refno: 1571
Other Personnel in Incident: Rex L. Parcels Jr. (missing)
Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 May 1990 from one or more of
the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence
with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W.
NETWORK 1998.

REMARKS:
The USS RANGER was a seasoned combat veteran, having been deployed
to Vietnam for Flaming Dart I operations. The carrier played a steady role
for the remainder of American involvement in the war. The first fighter jets
to bomb Haiphong in Operation Rolling Thunder came from her decks.
One of the aircraft launched from the decks of the RANGER was the F4 Phantom
fighter jet. The Phantom, used by Air Force, Marine and Navy air wings,
served a multitude of functions including fighter-bomber and interceptor,
photo and electronic surveillance. The two man aircraft was extremely fast
(Mach 2), and had a long range (900 - 2300 miles, depending on stores and
mission type). The F4 was also extremely maneuverable and handled well at
low and high altitudes. The F4 was selected for a number of state-of-the-art
electronics conversions, which improved radar intercept and computer bombing
capabilities enormously. Most pilots considered it one of the "hottest"
planes around.

LT Leonard J. Schoeppner and LTJG Rex L. Parcels Jr. were F4 pilots assigned
to Fighter Squadron 21 onboard the USS RANGER. On March 9, 1970, the two
were assigned a photo reconnaissance escort mission in their F4J Phantom.
Schoeppner was the pilot and Parcels served as the Radar Intercept Officer
(RIO) on the flight.

Schoeppner and Parcels launched at 1200 hours on that day. Their climbout
and aerial refueling were normal. Because of low ceilings and poor
visibility in the reconnaissance aircraft's target area, the escort mission
was cancelled. Schoeppner's aircraft was diverted to their secondary mission
assignment as combat air patrol for the Task Force. The reassignment
occurred about one hour after their takeoff.

Schoeppner reported his position as overhead the RANGER in the Gulf of
Tonkin at 17,000 feet. He was instructed to rendezvous with another squadron
F4, but he failed to contact the newly assigned control agency for the
required vector. Contact between Schoeppner's and Parcels' aircraft and the
ship's search radar was also lost at about this time (1330).

A preliminary search was conducted, using aircraft already airborne in the
vicinity of the carrier. With no success on this preliminary search, the
assistance of other assets was utilized (seven destroyers, seven
helicopters, four A7's, three OV10's, two HC130's, two E1's, one E2, one
C1A, one C131, and one P3). A thorough and detailed coverage of this large
area was attested to by a variety of non-pertinent floating debris recovered
by the SAR force, including objects as small as an old life jacket.

A pilot from the HANCOCK reported that he had seen an F4-type aircraft in a
dive at approximately 4,000 feet. All other F4 pilots airborne at this time
stated that they had not engaged in such a maneuver. The diving aircraft was
thought to possibly be that of Schoeppner and Parcels. With weather
conditions as they were, they may have inadvertently entered a maneuver,
such as a dive, which carried them to an altitude too low to effect a
recovery after their condition was realized.

Schoeppner and Parcels are listed with honor among the Americans still
prisoner, missing or unaccounted for in Southeast Asia because their bodies
were never recovered.


Ernest Griffith

Sgt. Ernest Griffith served in World War II.


Carl J. Schoeppner

Corp. Carl J. Schoeppner served in WWII.


Carl J. Schoeppner

Corp. Carl J. Schoeppner served in WWII.


George Philo Behm

At the time of his death, George Behm resided in Canton, Stark Co., OH.