Lt Col George Schofield, Ret.

Lt. Colonel George Schofield USAFR (Ret.) of Camden-Wyoming, DE, age 99 passed away peacefully on February 18, 2020.  George was born in New York, NY on May 20, 1920, the son of Frank and Lillian. 

Colonel Schofield attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn.  He proudly served in the United States Air Force, as a World War II navigator, his greatest adventure, and continued in the Reserves until retirement. He devoted almost four decades to the FDNY as a first-response firefighter. He earned the highest award for valor, the McElligott Medal, presented by NYC Mayor Wagner.  George retired as a Captain, and shortly after, he bicycled through Eastern Europe. 

His interests were endless, including travel, history, bowling, astronomy, and photography.  

George served as President of the Wilmington Warriors, was a member of the Air Force Navigators & Observers Assoc., the New York Fire Department Uniformed Fire Officers Association and St. George Association, and, most recently, was a docent at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base.  In November 2019, George was inducted into the Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame. 

George married Elizabeth Craven from on the Brandywine in Wilmington DE, and they were loving partners for 67 years. He was preceded in death by Elizabeth, his brother Eugene and son-in-law Owen Brady. 

George is survived by his children Barbara Brady, Edward G., Richard C., Mary Anne, and David and wife Pamela Schofield; his six grandchildren: Leah, Elizabeth and Owen Adam Brady, and Katherine, Margaret and Rosemary Schofield; great-grandson Quinn, and many dear nieces, nephews, and friends. All deeply mourn his passing.

Memorial Service Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3 pm at Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, DE.  Friends may view beginning at 1 pm.  Interment with Military Honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA will be held at a future date. 

Memorial donations may be made to Dover AFB Air Mobility Command Museum Foundation, Dover DE. 

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