Donald J. Schofield Papers, 1941-2016 (Bulk 1941-1952)

Donald J. Schofield was born December 19, 1921 in West Falls Church, Virginia. He attended Michigan State College from 1940 to 1941. In the summer of 1941, he served with the U.S. Forest Service fire crew stationed at Ninemile Camp Menard in Western Montana (then Nine Mile) immediately after its transition from the Civilian Conservation Corps to the U.S. Forest Service. During World War II, Schofield served in the 8th U.S. Army Air Corps, in the 392nd Bombardment Group, as a navigator on the B-24 Liberator Bombers. He was stationed in England and flew missions to Germany and earned numerous awards and citations for his service.

After World War II, Donald Schofield attended the University of Montana (then Montana State University) School of Forestry starting in the year 1946 and graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry in 1948. He was actively involved in the Forestry Club, the Forestry Kaimin, and the Forester's Ball, serving as the Chief Push for the 31st Forester's Ball in 1948. After graduating from the University of Montana, Schofield was employed by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management from 1948 to 1976. He then served on the Board of Commissioners for Jackson County in Oregon from 1978 to 1980. Donald Schofield died January 23, 1994 in Ashland, Oregon.