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''1918 – 23 September 1944''
 
''1918 – 23 September 1944''
 
''Instructor at Aero Industries Technical Institute''
 
 
''Inspector at [[Wikipedia:Lockheed_Corporation| Lockhead Aircraft Co.]]''
 
  
 
== Personal History ==
 
== Personal History ==
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Schoeppel's hobbies included fishing and hunting. He was also a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
 
Schoeppel's hobbies included fishing and hunting. He was also a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
  
Schoeppel entered the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 (Service #: 0-780806) as a pilot in the [[Wikipedia:Air_Transport_Command| Ferry Command]] out of [[Wikipedia:Great Falls, Montana| Great Falls, Montana]], and rose to become a Second Lieutenant.
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Schoeppel entered the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 (Service #: 0-780806) as a pilot in the [[Wikipedia:Air_Transport_Command| Ferry Command]] out of [[Wikipedia:Great Falls, Montana| Great Falls, Montana]], and rose to become a Second Lieutenant. He was also an instructor at Aero Industries Technical Institute and an inspector at Lockhead Aircraft Co.
  
 
Schoeppel was killed in a plane crash while in search of a downed pilot in Great Falls, Montana on 23 September 1944.
 
Schoeppel was killed in a plane crash while in search of a downed pilot in Great Falls, Montana on 23 September 1944.

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Lieutenant Virgil S. Schoeppel

1918 – 23 September 1944

Personal History

Schoeppel lived in Arkansas. He graduated from the Arkansas State Teachers College, now known as UCA, with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1939. Schoeppel's parents were Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Schoeppel. He had no known siblings.

Schoeppel's hobbies included fishing and hunting. He was also a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.

Schoeppel entered the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 (Service #: 0-780806) as a pilot in the Ferry Command out of Great Falls, Montana, and rose to become a Second Lieutenant. He was also an instructor at Aero Industries Technical Institute and an inspector at Lockhead Aircraft Co.

Schoeppel was killed in a plane crash while in search of a downed pilot in Great Falls, Montana on 23 September 1944.

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