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.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Schuylkill County Ambulance Drivers World War 1

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Ambulance Ford Model T A remarkable number of well known authors were ambulance drivers during World War I. Among them were Ernest Hemingwa...

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

The Color Bearers

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Recently I had the wonderful opportunity to be part of a great production entitled the "Color Bearers" Written and directed by Joh...

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For Those Who Served In The Vietnam War

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The Names on the Wall. Vietnam War Memorial. There are some words to a song that I know almost every veteran who has gone to war can relate ...

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Schuylkill County in the Battle of Salem Church, Fredericksburg Va. May 3, 1863

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Sixth Corps Troops, Before Fredericksburg, May 1863. I often wondered are we looking at men from the 96th in this photo. Salem Church. This ...

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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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