Lauretta M. Schimmoler

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Title

Lauretta M. Schimmoler

Subject

Women air pilots -- United States

Description

Black and white photograph of Lauretta Schimmoler wearing flight helmet and goggles, leather jacket, and trousers. She stands with her right arm propped on the side of her plane.

Caption on the back of the photo reads "Lauretta Schimmoler, circa 1930, at Sycamore, Ohio with training plane. First North Central Governor and Second Sec. - Treas. Of the 99's; managed Muni Airport, Bucyrus, Ohio '32-33, served in the WAC during WWII. Lauretta founded the Aerial Nurse Corps, forerunner to the flight nurse. She organized and was the first and seventeenth Commander of the Amelia Earhart American Legion Post at Glendale, and now lives at Glendale, Calif. Deceased."

Source

IWASM Photo Archives

Date

1930

Contributor

Donated by Glen Buffington

Rights

Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at collections@iwasm.org.

Identifier

Photo No. 427

Coverage

Sycamore, OH

Original Format

Photograph

Citation

“Lauretta M. Schimmoler,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed February 10, 2025, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1477.