From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90745967/joe-scott-schiele

Col. Joe Schiele, Sr. was born on March 9, 1925 in Vidalia, LA to Catesby Edward Schiele and Mary Lucille Schiele. He passed away on Sunday May 8, 2011 in Natchez, Ms. Col. Schiele was retired from the United States Air Force, having serving in World War II, Korean War and the Vietnam War. Col. Schiele was a graduate of Louisiana State University and Purdue University. He was an alumnus of the National War College and a lifetime member of The Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Col. Schiele was the first Air Force pilot to the fly the C5A. In 2008, he was inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Fame in Lancaster, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lillian Mathews Schiele; one son, Steven Lowery Schiele; three brothers, Ed, C.J. "Brer", and Fred "Buddy" Schiele. 
Col. Schiele is survived by one son, Joe Scott Schiele, Jr and wife, Kathy, of Yuma, Ariz.; one daughter, Kathy Dellinger and husband, Keister, of Ferriday; four grandchildren, Kimberly Gilgan and husband, Victor, Scott Schiele and wife, Deanne, Lee Dellinger and Stevie Dellinger; and two great-grandchildren. 

From Lancaster Aerospace Walk of Fame,  https://www.cityoflancasterca.org/about-us/departments-services/parks-recreation-arts/special-events/aerospace-walk-of-honor-program-has-been-concluded/honorees/2008

Colonel Joe Schiele’s work has been crucial to the continued development of aviation technology and flight research programs. After his graduation from the USAF TPS, he flew early development tests on the T-37 engine and fuel control, T-28 control systems, and snow/ski tests on C-130s and SC-47s, along with adverse weather and icing tests on many cargo and trainer aircraft.
 
In 1961, Schiele was assigned to Bomber Test at Edwards AFB, where he flew the X-21A, a highly modified B-66, used for research on laminar flow control. He also piloted the C-141 on its first transcontinental flight (June 1964), flying from the Lockheed-Georgia plant to Edwards. He gained prominence in project Rough Road Alpha, which entailed take-off and landing tests on unprepared strips with C-123s and C-130s. He was the primary pilot on the Cat II Development Test and Evaluation of the C-141. Schiele was the first Air Force pilot to fly the C-5A. He is the acknowledged expert in unprepared surface testing.
 
A member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Schiele has logged over 7,200 hours of flight.