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, February 22, 2011

BIG JIM WILSON 7TH PA. CAVALRY TROOPER

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Pride of Pennsylvania Painting by Rick Reeves Big Jim Wilson, A Cavalry Trooper James A. Wilson a 19 year old Irish miner born in Kilkenny, ...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

TWO POTTSVILLE BOYS SERVE AS OFFICERS IN THE FRENCH ARMY WW1

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FRENCH OFFICERS UNIFORM WW1 This is an interesting story about two boys from Pottsville who were serving in the French Army during the World...

Monday, January 31, 2011

Ft. Indiantown Gap Battle of The Bulge Living History Weekend 2011

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My wife Danielle and myself took a short trip to Ft, Indiantown Gap near Annville Pa, to check out the living historians who portray WW2 Ger...

Friday, January 28, 2011

Clayton "Skip" Ahrensfield Goodbye To An Airman

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IN HONOR OF YOU SKIP..THE MISSING MAN FORMATION I was deeply saddened today when I read this obituary. I got to meet Skip a couple of years ...

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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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