1940 Historical Insight -- NJ During WWII
1941 Historical Insight -- The US enters WWII
1945 Historical Insight -- First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman
1945 Historical Insight -- VJ Day
1949 Montclair NJ yearbook
1949 Historical Insight -- Nationalization of 4H program
Editor note -- okay, I admit it. I'm padding the post just a tiny bit with those historical insights. But my rationale is twofold -- First, I have very little information about Arnold for this period of time, and Second, This history is what Arnold and his family lived with. It behooves us to consider these tiny snippets of history.
1940 age 8
Residence per 1940 Census
35 Grenda Place, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey
Living with his parents and his older brother Norman.
He is 8 years old, attending school. Again, living at 35 Grenada Place in Montclair NJ.
35 Grenada Place, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey
Google Maps Satellite View 2018
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35 Grenda Place, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey
Living with his parents and his older brother Norman. |
He is 8 years old, attending school. Again, living at 35 Grenada Place in Montclair NJ.
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| 35 Grenada Place, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey Google Maps Satellite View 2018 |
Historical Insight – New Jersey During World War II
Credit: Getty Images. – from Ancestry.com
New Jersey played a leading role in industrial production and
military training for American troops during World War II.
– from Ancestry.com.
Arnold Paul Schnetzer of Montclair, New Jersey, might have been among the 1 million New Jersey residents working in a World War II-related industry in 1940.
New Jersey left the hardships of the Great Depression behind as World War II drove its factories and plants into full production. The state produced about $12 billion worth of military weapons, vehicles, and equipment during the war. In Paterson, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation built 139,000 aircraft engines, while New Jersey shipbuilders constructed one-fourth of the Navy’s destroyers. New Jersey also served as a major training center and embarkation point for American soldiers, with 1.3 million soldiers passing through Fort Dix. At Camp Kilmer, young women served as U.S.O. (United Service Organization) hostesses. Known as “Kilmer Sweethearts,” they served food, attended dances, and visited sick solders. With German U-boats lurking off the eastern coast of the United States, New Jersey residents felt especially vulnerable during World War II. Several U.S. naval ships, torpedoed by U-boats, actually sank within sight of the New Jersey shore. Civilians coped with the war by practicing air-raid drills, organizing scrap metal drives, and growing victory gardens. – from Ancestry.com.
in other news -- Colour Television is first invented and the first black general is appointed in the US Army (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
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| Credit: Getty Images. – from Ancestry.com
New Jersey played a leading role in industrial production and
military training for American troops during World War II.
– from Ancestry.com.
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Arnold Paul Schnetzer of Montclair, New Jersey, might have been among the 1 million New Jersey residents working in a World War II-related industry in 1940.
New Jersey left the hardships of the Great Depression behind as World War II drove its factories and plants into full production. The state produced about $12 billion worth of military weapons, vehicles, and equipment during the war. In Paterson, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation built 139,000 aircraft engines, while New Jersey shipbuilders constructed one-fourth of the Navy’s destroyers. New Jersey also served as a major training center and embarkation point for American soldiers, with 1.3 million soldiers passing through Fort Dix. At Camp Kilmer, young women served as U.S.O. (United Service Organization) hostesses. Known as “Kilmer Sweethearts,” they served food, attended dances, and visited sick solders. With German U-boats lurking off the eastern coast of the United States, New Jersey residents felt especially vulnerable during World War II. Several U.S. naval ships, torpedoed by U-boats, actually sank within sight of the New Jersey shore. Civilians coped with the war by practicing air-raid drills, organizing scrap metal drives, and growing victory gardens. – from Ancestry.com.
in other news -- Colour Television is first invented and the first black general is appointed in the US Army (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
1941 age 10
Historical Insight – The United States enters World War II
Arnold Paul Schnetzer lived in Montclair, New Jersey, when the United States declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans
December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy,” declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt before Congress, “the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” The surprise assault on Pearl Harbor, which killed 2,400 American servicemen and civilians, made Americans and their political leaders resolute. After two years of isolationism, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. Fearing that the country’s entry into the global conflict was inevitable, Roosevelt had launched the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history starting in September of 1940. By the following December, the military had grown to 2.2-million servicemen. Over the next four years, the U.S. military trained 10 million additional draftees and volunteers for two distant wars against two distinct enemies: Germany and Japan. When soldiers shipped off, women were left to manage the home front with men who weren’t eligible to serve in the military. Daily life was challenging as families prepared for attacks on American soil and rationed food and common supplies to support the war effort. As factories pushed to keep up with skyrocketing demand and with male bodies in short supply, women entered the workforce in record numbers. Before the Allied victory was celebrated in 1945, nearly 420,000 Americans gave their lives. – Ancestry.com Historical Insight
In other news -- The Manhattan Project ran until he was 14 years old. In 1942, Magnetic Recording Tape was developed; Nuclear Reactor was invented (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
Shoulder Patch for Army men
working on the Manhattan Project
(Wikipedia, 2018)
The Manhattan Project was about research into atomic bomb development (Wikipedia, 2018). While not a creditable source, per se, this Wikipedia article holds a boatload of references and external links to complete your research.
Arnold Paul Schnetzer lived in Montclair, New Jersey, when the United States declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans
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December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor shook the nation.
Today it remains the second worst attack on U.S. soil—second only to September 11, 2001.
– Ancestry.com Historical Insight
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“Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy,” declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt before Congress, “the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” The surprise assault on Pearl Harbor, which killed 2,400 American servicemen and civilians, made Americans and their political leaders resolute. After two years of isolationism, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. Fearing that the country’s entry into the global conflict was inevitable, Roosevelt had launched the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history starting in September of 1940. By the following December, the military had grown to 2.2-million servicemen. Over the next four years, the U.S. military trained 10 million additional draftees and volunteers for two distant wars against two distinct enemies: Germany and Japan. When soldiers shipped off, women were left to manage the home front with men who weren’t eligible to serve in the military. Daily life was challenging as families prepared for attacks on American soil and rationed food and common supplies to support the war effort. As factories pushed to keep up with skyrocketing demand and with male bodies in short supply, women entered the workforce in record numbers. Before the Allied victory was celebrated in 1945, nearly 420,000 Americans gave their lives. – Ancestry.com Historical Insight
In other news -- The Manhattan Project ran until he was 14 years old. In 1942, Magnetic Recording Tape was developed; Nuclear Reactor was invented (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
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| Shoulder Patch for Army men working on the Manhattan Project |
The Manhattan Project was about research into atomic bomb development (Wikipedia, 2018). While not a creditable source, per se, this Wikipedia article holds a boatload of references and external links to complete your research.
1945 age 13
Historical Insight – First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman
Arnold Paul Schnetzer of Montclair, New Jersey, was likely shocked when Harry S. Truman suddenly became president of the United States in 1945.
April 12, 1945, Washington, D.C. Credit:
National Archives and Records Administration
The presidential oath of office was administered in a solemn,
private ceremony, as crowds stood outside the White House.
-- from Ancestry.com Historical Insight
Arnold Paul Schnetzer of Montclair, New Jersey, was likely shocked when Harry S. Truman suddenly became president of the United States in 1945.
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April 12, 1945, Washington, D.C. Credit:
National Archives and Records Administration
The presidential oath of office was administered in a solemn,
private ceremony, as crowds stood outside the White House.
-- from Ancestry.com Historical Insight
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Historical Insight -- V-J Day
At the close of World War II Arnold Paul Schnetzer might have taken part in V-J Day celebrations while living in Montclair, New Jersey in 1945.
August 14, 1945, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Credit: Ed Westcott/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
Residents of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, gathered to rejoice on V-J Day.
-- from Ancestry.com Historical Insight
In other news -- The United Nations forms for the first time; the US drops the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki*; and hypertext is created for the first time. Harry S. Truman is president of the United States. In 1946, the bikini was first created; the Cold War ran until he was 58 years old. In 1947, UN partitions Palestine to Jewish and Arab sections; the Transistor is developed. In 1948, NATO is formed for the first time; Israel is inaugurated as a state and the Arabs attack Israel on the same day; 33 1/3 RPM musical recordings started coming out (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
*If you check out the link above on the Manhattan Project, you will see the end results of that research is the destruction of these two cities, effectively ending the war. Again, not a creditable source, but a ton of references (Wikipedia -- Atomic Bombings, 2018)
At the close of World War II Arnold Paul Schnetzer might have taken part in V-J Day celebrations while living in Montclair, New Jersey in 1945.
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| August 14, 1945, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Credit: Ed Westcott/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
Residents of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, gathered to rejoice on V-J Day.
-- from Ancestry.com Historical Insight
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In other news -- The United Nations forms for the first time; the US drops the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki*; and hypertext is created for the first time. Harry S. Truman is president of the United States. In 1946, the bikini was first created; the Cold War ran until he was 58 years old. In 1947, UN partitions Palestine to Jewish and Arab sections; the Transistor is developed. In 1948, NATO is formed for the first time; Israel is inaugurated as a state and the Arabs attack Israel on the same day; 33 1/3 RPM musical recordings started coming out (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
*If you check out the link above on the Manhattan Project, you will see the end results of that research is the destruction of these two cities, effectively ending the war. Again, not a creditable source, but a ton of references (Wikipedia -- Atomic Bombings, 2018)
*If you check out the link above on the Manhattan Project, you will see the end results of that research is the destruction of these two cities, effectively ending the war. Again, not a creditable source, but a ton of references (Wikipedia -- Atomic Bombings, 2018)
1949 age 18
Residence Montclair, New Jersey per school yearbooks
(Ancestry.com, 1949, p. 57)
(Ancestry.com, 1949, p. 17)
(Ancestry.com, 1949, p. 122)
Residence Montclair, New Jersey per school yearbooks
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Historical Insight – The Nationalization of 4-H Programs
Arnold Paul Schnetzer may have participated in a 4-H program while a youth in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1949.
Credit: Library of Congress
During the last decades of the 19th century, concerns rose over adults’ lack of interest in agricultural innovations. In an effort to educate young people in new agricultural skills, clubs began to pop up in various parts of the United States. By 1912 many of these clubs began to take on the name of “4-H,” indicating a focus on “Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.” By 1914 4-H clubs could be found throughout the nation, with hundreds of thousands of youth enjoying the benefits of agricultural learning. Over the following decades, children from all locations learned to not only grow their own food, but to profit from it. The Watchman and Southron described the lessons learned by young club members in South Carolina as “worth many times the cost of maintaining the club organizer.” 4-H clubs continued to grow in popularity as members “Learned by Doing” to “Make the Best Better.” – Ancestry.com Historical Insight
In other news -- Apartheid becomes a thing in South Africa; Soviets detonate their first nuclear bomb; 45 rpm musical recordings come out.
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Resources
Ancestry.com. (1949). Arnold Schnetzer, Montclair
High School. Retrieved from US School Yearbooks 1900-1990 [database
on-line], Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. Retrieved
from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/
Arnold Paul Schnetzer may have participated in a 4-H program while a youth in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1949.
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Credit: Library of Congress
Throughout the early 1900s, 4-H programs grew in popularity,
teaching children all over the United States important rural skills.
– Ancestry.com Historical Insight
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During the last decades of the 19th century, concerns rose over adults’ lack of interest in agricultural innovations. In an effort to educate young people in new agricultural skills, clubs began to pop up in various parts of the United States. By 1912 many of these clubs began to take on the name of “4-H,” indicating a focus on “Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.” By 1914 4-H clubs could be found throughout the nation, with hundreds of thousands of youth enjoying the benefits of agricultural learning. Over the following decades, children from all locations learned to not only grow their own food, but to profit from it. The Watchman and Southron described the lessons learned by young club members in South Carolina as “worth many times the cost of maintaining the club organizer.” 4-H clubs continued to grow in popularity as members “Learned by Doing” to “Make the Best Better.” – Ancestry.com Historical Insight
In other news -- Apartheid becomes a thing in South Africa; Soviets detonate their first nuclear bomb; 45 rpm musical recordings come out.
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Resources
Ancestry.com. (1949). Arnold Schnetzer, Montclair
High School. Retrieved from US School Yearbooks 1900-1990 [database
on-line], Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. Retrieved
from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/
Truman, H. S. (2018). Harry S. Truman Quotes. Retrieved
from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/harry_s_truman
Wikipedia -- Atomic Bombings. (2018, June 19). Atomic
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Retrieved June 23 2018, from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Wikipedia -- Manhattan Project. (2018, June 19). Manhattan
Project. Retrieved June 23, 2018, from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project
