Individual Details

Victor Clarence Schmeltz

(30 Nov 1926 - 28 Sep 2005)

Father: Victor Clarence Schmeltz
Mother: Margaret Levina Bonebrake

Events

Birth	30 Nov 1926	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Census (family)-shared	10 Apr 1930	(Victor Clarence Schmeltz Sr. and Melissa Margarette Levina Bonebrake) Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Census (family)-shared	11 Apr 1940	(Victor Clarence Schmeltz Sr. and Melissa Margarette Levina Bonebrake) Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Enlistment	5 Feb 1945	Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California
Marriage	17 Feb 1952	Los Angeles County, California - Janet Coleman
Death	28 Sep 2005	Orange County, California

Families

Spouse

Janet Coleman (1928 - 1990)

Father	Victor Clarence Schmeltz Sr. (1898 - 1989)
Mother	Melissa Margarette Levina Bonebrake (1891 - 1969)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Victor C Schmeltz Head M 31 Illinois - Teacher, public school
Melissa SchmeltzWifeF38Oregon
Victor C Schmeltz Jr.SonM3California
Munro SchmeltzSonM1California

Census (family)-shared

Victor Schmeltz Head M 41 Illinois - Teacher, junior high
Margarette SchmeltzWifeF41Oregon
Victor SchmeltzSonM13California

Enlistment

Victor C Jr Schmeltz
Name (Original)SCHMELTZ VICTOR C JR
Event TypeMilitary Service
Event Date05 Feb 1945
Term of EnlistmentEnlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event PlaceFt Macarthur, San Pedro, California, United States
RaceWhite
Citizenship Statuscitizen
Birth Year1926
BirthplaceCALIFORNIA
Education Level4 years of high school
Civilian OccupationUnskilled nonprocess occupations in manufacturing, n.e.c.
Marital StatusSingle, without dependents
Military RankPrivate
Army BranchNo branch assignment
Army ComponentSelectees (Enlisted Men)
Source ReferenceCivil Life
Serial Number39736310
Affiliate ARC Identifier1263923
Box Film Number14687.39

Endnotes

1. "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-CF4K : 18 January 2018), Victor Clarence Schmeltz in entry for Victor Clarence Schmeltz, 1926..

2. "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGFT-8FH : 27 November 2014), Victor Clarence Schmeltz, 30 Nov 1926; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento..

3. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJV-RTM : accessed 19 January 2018), Victor C Schmeltz Jr. in household of Victor C Schmeltz, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1077, sheet 17A, line 21, family 530, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 129; FHL microfilm 2,339,864..

4. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96T-V44 : accessed 19 January 2018), Victor Schmeltz in household of Victor Schmeltz, Councilmanic District 1, Long Beach, Long Beach Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59-24, sheet 8A, line 31, family 215, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 368..

5. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K854-FGY : 5 December 2014), Victor C Jr Schmeltz, enlisted 05 Feb 1945, Ft Macarthur, San Pedro, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland..

6. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8DY-LJC : 28 November 2014), Henry Parker Coleman in entry for Victor Clarence Schmeltz and Janet Coleman, 17 Feb 1952; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,283,806..

7. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGXL-G5Q : 20 May 2014), Victor C Schmeltz, 28 Sep 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..