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 17, 2010

THE 50TH PENNSYLVANIA AT ANTIETAM

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Rededicating the 50th Monument Antietam Today marks the 148th anniversary of the Battle Of Antietam. From my book "A History of Company...

Monday, August 30, 2010

Army Ranger From Tower City Killed In Helicopter Crash August 29, 1970

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Lawrence Elwood Scheib, Jr Specialist Four L CO, 75TH INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV Army of the United States

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

PFC. Thomas P. McKerns KIA August 28,1969

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41 Years Ago Today A Mahanoy City Soldier Was Killed In Actiom Trying To Save His Comrades. The 4th Battalion went to Vietnam in the spring ...

45 Years Ago Today Schuylkill County Lost A Marine

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Marine Lance Corporal David C. Ney The Actual Date Was August 24, 1965 tag photo to enlarge USMC KC-130F BuNo 149802, c/n 3693, of VMG...

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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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