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.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

ORWIGSBURG NATIVE LT. COL. LUCIEN LOESER, WEST POINT GRADUATE, MAKES HISTORY.

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ORWIGSBURG NATIVE LIEUT. LUCIEN LOESER BROUGHT THE FIRST PIECES OF GOLD DISCOVERED IN CALIFORNIA IN 1848 TO WASHINGTON. HIS ACTIONS GAVE RI...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Veterans Day November 11, 2009

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Below are scenes from Veterans Day programs at Orwigsburg, Penn State Schuylkill, And the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Schuylkill Haven. Just a...
Sunday, November 1, 2009

“YES, BOYS WE DID RALLY ROUND THE FLAG” LIEUT. ISAAC A. DUNSTEN, MIDDLEPORT

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The 105th Pennsylvania Monument Gettysburg “YES, BOYS WE DID RALLY ROUND THE FLAG” LIEUT. ISAAC A. DUNSTEN, MIDDLEPORT. Lieutenant Isaac A. ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth and Schuylkill County A little Piece of History

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From the Pottsville Republican June 14, 1913 Soldier’s Letter Arrives Fifty Years after Mailing A soldier’s letter mailed 52 years ago, May ...
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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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