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.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Corp. Joseph Richards, Donaldson, Schuylkill County A Rebel in the Union Army.

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The Rebel Works At Hatchers Run. CORPORAL JOSEPH RICHARDS A REBEL FROM DONALDSON FIGHTS FOR THE UNION AT HATCHERS RUN, VA. Company F of t...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN IN BATTLE

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82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION PATCH This is a great letter written by a Schuylkill Haven Soldier during the campaign in Italy. While serving with t...
Monday, September 8, 2008

Deserting Drafted Men 1864-1865 Schuylkill County

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Tag picture to enlarge The Posted Bill For Drafted Deserters. This is an interesting find from the Schuylkill County Historical Society i...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Dedicated to the Aircraft Mechanic.

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The Aircraft Mechanic at his job. Todays Blog is dedicated to all the aircraft mechanics from Schuylkill County who have worked on aircraft ...
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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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