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.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

DRUMMER BOYS FROM OLD SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

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Tag Photo To Enlarge Photo of A Schuylkill County Drummer Boy Early FIRST DRUMMER BOY TO ENTER WASHINGTON. Musician Albert F. Bowen from...

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

A COLD WAR WARRIOR M/SGT. E. SKIP AHRENSFIELD

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M/SGT SKIP AHRENSFIELD 2009 A COLD WAR WARRIOR MSGT. C. Skip Ahrensfield On Memorial Day 2009 I had the great pleasure to meet and introd...

Thursday, June 25, 2009

IN MEMORY OF THE TROOPERS OF THE 7TH U.S. CAVALRY

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IN MEMORY OF THE BOYS FROM THE 7TH U.S.CAVALRY WHO DIED 133 YEARS AGO JUNE 25, 1876 AT THE FIGHT ON THE LITTLE BIG HORN RIVER GARRY OWEN AND...

Sunday, June 14, 2009

NEW BOOK ON SCHUYLKILL COUNTY CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS

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Here is a new book by Schuylkill Civil War Historian, Author and Antietam National Park Ranger and Orwigsburg native, John Hoptak. Also Chec...

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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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