Oral history. Edwin Schmidt

Sgt Edwin Schmidt was born September 16, 1917 in Woodstock, Illinois. When he was seven years old, the neighbor down the street asked him to help care for his pigeons. It began a lifelong interest in raising, training, and caring for homing pigeons. He joined the United States Army in 1942 and was a...

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Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019.
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Summary:Sgt Edwin Schmidt was born September 16, 1917 in Woodstock, Illinois. When he was seven years old, the neighbor down the street asked him to help care for his pigeons. It began a lifelong interest in raising, training, and caring for homing pigeons. He joined the United States Army in 1942 and was assigned to the 279th Signal Pigeon Corp. His unit was based in Hawaii and their responsibility was to train pigeons, which were deployed in the Pacific to transport messages. Each bird was armed with a red capsule attached to its leg and transported various messages into combat zones. When the war concluded he returned to Elgin, Illinois where he continued to raise and breed pigeons.
Item Description:Archive Reference: OH.3367.
Physical Description:1 online resource (video file 0:24:50) : sound, colour.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource (viewed on 12 June, 2019).
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:The National WWII Museum.