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, December 5, 2014

HOW IT FEELS TO KILL A MAN IN BATTLE

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How it feels to kill a man in battle. This is an interesting statement by a Civil War soldier, on how it feels to kill a man in...

Saturday, October 25, 2014

A POTTSVILLE. BLUEJACKET ON THE USS HELENA A GUNBOAT IN CHINA.

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Thanksgiving Day In The Faraway Orient. THE CREW 1901 U.S.S. HELENA. Paul Weston, who was aboard you. S. S. Helena, wh...

Friday, August 15, 2014

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Pictured above are four Pennsylvanians. Members of a 4 th Marine division Tank Battalion on Iwo Jima, Two of them are S...

Sunday, March 23, 2014

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Miners Journal, Pottsville, Pennsylvania June 1863. The Dying Soldier A soldier’s life is not all made up monotonous mil...

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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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