Lawrence H. W. Schain Papers

The Lawrence H. W. Schain Papers contain materials documenting Schain’s service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, with an emphasis on Marine Corps aviation and operations in the Pacific Theater. The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, military documents, pamphlets, reunion materials, and commemorative books collected and maintained by Schain between 1940 and 1992. Materials include photographs of military personnel, naval vessels, aircraft, combat operations, wartime destruction, and significant events such as the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima and the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63).

The collection also includes personal materials documenting Schain’s family life and military experiences, such as family photographs, poems, engagement announcements, identification cards, training certificates, and inspection reports. Additional materials pertain to Marine Aircraft Group 61 and include reunion programs, rosters, and commemorative books that chronicle the unit’s wartime activities and postwar reunions. Scanned chapters from Robert Sherrod’s History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II are also included.