SCHOONMAKER-EARL
EARL SCHOONMAKER
Rate/Rank
ENS
ENS
Service Branch
USNR 00/0000 - 00/0000
SEAPLANE PILOT, PATROL, NAVAL AVIATION FORCES
NAVY CROSS
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/AVIATION CLASP
Earl Schoonmaker
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Ensign Earl Schoonmaker, United States Navy (Reserve Force), for distinguished and heroic service as a Seaplane Pilot in which capacity he made many flights for patrolling the sea and bombing the enemy coasts, showing at all times courage and a high spirit of duty.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Ensign
Company: Pilot
Regiment: Seaplane Detachment
Division: Naval Aviation Forces
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret