Harold C. Schreiner [Obituary]

The Institute of Radio Engineers announces with regret the death of Harold C. Schreiner. Mr. Schreiner was born February 9, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois. In June, 1917, he left the college which he was then attending in order to join the Signal Corps. At that time, he had completed three years´ work of the course in electrical engineering. He had previously enlisted in the Signal Corps three days before the declaration of war by the United States. In October, 1917, he was sent to Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan. A month later, he was transferred to the Radio School at College Park, Maryland. His high grade in his work there led to his being commissioned as an officer. He was assigned to the 8th Signal Battalion, 4th Division, which was then stationed at Camp Green, Charlotte, North Carolina. The battalion to which he was attached was ordered to France in May, 1918. He fought at Chateau Thierry, and later in the Argonne Sector. On September 26th, Lieutenant Schreiner was wounded. Within three weeks of this time, he succumbed to the effects of this injury.