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.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

CAPTAIN CHARLES C. ZALONKA ....BOMBARDIER KNOWN AS 'THE SILENT SUCCESS-O-METER

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B-17 Pottsville Bombardier Earns Oak Leaf Cluster to The Distinguished Flying Cross. 1st Lieutenant Charles Zalonka Pottsvi...

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Schuylkill Counties 33 Casualty During the Vietnam War Pfc. Thomas P. McKerns, Mahanoy City.. August 28, 1969.

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Three days after Sgt. Paul F. Kostick was killed at Tay Ninh August 25, 1969, Schuylkill County once again suffered another casualty in th...

Friday, August 26, 2011

96th P.V.I at Camp Northumberland. Virgina. 1862

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The 96th in Regimental Formation At Camp Northumberland, Wearing Their Regulation Frock Coats, Dark Blue Trousers And Hardee Hats. A Fine ...

Thursday, August 25, 2011

IN MEMORY OF SGT. PAUL F. KOSTICK

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IN MEMORY OF SGT. PAUL F. KOSTICK Paul Francis Kostick Sergeant PERSONAL DATA Home of Record: Gilberton, PA Date of bi...

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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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