WWI Draft Registration Card

Cemetery Interment Card

ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       23 years
Home Residence during War:    18 W. Patrick St., Frederick,MD
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          Naval Reserve Fleet (4/13/1917), Coxswain,
                          Headquarters 3rd Naval District
                          Honorable Discharge to enter US Army 8/15/1917
                          Enlisted Reserve Corps 8/16/1917, Private
                          8/21/1917 School of Military Aeronautics,
                          Georgia School of Technology
                          Overseas 10/27/1917-10/22/1918) 
                          11/16/1917 2nd Aviation Instruction Center
                          1/25/1918 Beaumont Detachment Flying Cadets
                          3/23/1918 Chateauroux Aviation Detachment                                 Honorable Discharge 6/13/1918
                         6/14/1918 Transfer to Officer Reserve Corps,                                   Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, 3rd Aviation Center,
                         Signal Corps
                         10/22/1918 Died in Airplane accident
               Died in World War service under honorable conditions
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Personal Information
Occupation:      Engineering Student at Lehigh/enlisted US                                     Navy when war was declared on Germany by US
Father:              Steiner S. Schley
Mother:             Lillian Frances Kunkel
Spouse:             Single

Cause of Death:   Airplane Crash during Training Mission
​Last Known Address: 18 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD
Frederick County's 1st military aviator

"Stories in Stone" feature story: "Frederick's Lost Fly Boy"

Preservation Opportunities

Donors: TBA