Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Military History

A Military History of The Men and Women Who Came From or Lived in Schuylkill County Pa. And Served This Country From The French And Indian War to The War on Terror.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

"DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP"

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USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon at battle The Flag of the War of 1812 In the Trinity Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia there is a monument whi...

Jenkin Evans 15th Kings Hussars

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Jenkin Evans Discharge, Held at the HSSC A member of the 15th KIngs Hussars re-enactment group http://www.xvld.org/ The 15th Web site. This ...

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Unknown Schuylkill Haven Soldier

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Unknown Soldier from Haven or surrounding area. I just picked up this CDV on Ebay, primarily because the fellow was from Schuylkill Haven, a...

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

THE ALLISON BROTHERS AND THE BEAUMONT BROTHERS FIGHTING BROTHERS FROM SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

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The Allison Brothers And The Monument In Port Carbon THE ALLISON BROTHERS AND THE BEAUMONT BROTHERS FIGHTING FAMILIES FROM SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...

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About Me

Stu Richards: My interests are Aviation, military history, Early Baseball and anthracite coal mining. My interest in military history deals with what the common soldier, sailor, marine and airman experienced during peace time or war.I enjoy old aircraft their systems, equipment and operations. I have published four books two on military history. "Pennsylvanian Voices of the Great War".McFarland Press and "The History of Company C 50th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry, from the camp, battlefield and the prison pen, " The History Press. My coal mining books include, "Early Coal Mining in the Anthracite Region," Arcadia Press and "Death in the Mines", The History Press. I served for four years in the USAF as an aircraft mechanic working on many different types of aircraft. I served for 13 months in Vietnam while working and flying on the C7A Caribou. I also worked as an Air Traffic Controller in the PANG. I started my work career after the military as an aircraft mechanic for the US Gov't working on Ch-47, OH-6, OH-58 U-8 and U8-F aircraft. .

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