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| Arlan A. Boyer |
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyer, entered the Armed Services, June 26,1944. Received his training at Camp Blanding, Fla. Went oversees in Dec 1944. A member of the 78th Lighting Divison World War II Killed in action Feb 8,1945 |
April 2002 | CF | ||
| Albert Alvin BRADULIS 1893 ~ 1959 |
Schuylkill County: born in Shenandoah, & are buried Old St. George Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights, PA - grave inscriptions say WW1 | Sept 2000 | Chris | ||
| Joseph BRADULIS 1895 ~ 1930 |
from Schuylkill County: born in Shenandoah, & are buried Old St. George Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights, PA. Gravesite transcription states WW1 | Sept 2000 | Chris | ||
| Joseph W. BRAZUS | 1 kb | March 2000 | Len Brazus | ||
| John F. BROWN 1892 ~ 1960 |
son of William J. Brown and Catherine Cecelia Gibbons Brown. Entered Army in 1917. Served US Army Tank Corp. (PA 381 Tank Company) with the rank of Sargeant Experienced active duty in France in 1918. An Honorable Discharge was given May 22, 1919 at Camp Meade, Maryland. John died in Charlotte, NC, September, 7, 1960. | Jan 2003 | Helen Brown Herlocker | ||
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| John CLOKUS 1892 ~ 1921 |
# 148387 enlisted on April 25, 1917 in the Army and served overseas with the Btry D 51 Arty from Aug. 14, 1918 to Feb. 15, 1919. Wounded on Oct. 4, 1918. Was awarded the French Cross and Honorably Discharged as a Private on Feb. 15, 1919 | Feb 2000 | Pat | ||
| John CLOKUS 1892 ~ 1921 |
# 148387 enlisted on April 25, 1917 in the Army and served overseas with the Btry D 51 Arty from Aug. 14, 1918 to Feb. 15, 1919. Wounded on Oct. 4, 1918. Was awarded the French Cross and Honorably Discharged as a Private on Feb. 15, 1919 | Feb 2000 | Pat | ||
| Michael CLOKUS 1902 ~ 1982 |
# 6451666 enlisted on March 22, 1924 and was Honorably Discharged on Nov. 2, 1926. Following his discharge he entered the Coatsville Veterans Hospital where he remained until his death in 1982. | Feb 2000 | Pat | ||
| William F. COLL | Scrapbook | The son of James and Hannah (Kelly) Coll, William was born and raised in McAdoo, PA where he graduated from high school in 1934. He was killed in action on Aug. 1, 1943, at Ploesti, Romania, during one of the most famous air-to-ground battles of WWII. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal and Oak Leaf cluster World War II Killed in action Aug. 1, 1943 |
8 kb | Dec 2002 | Robert Wright |
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| Joseph Francis DAVIDAVAGE 1894 ~ 1948 |
Scrapbook | Son of Stanley and Antoinette Davidavage, born Park Place 26 June, 1894; died Mahanoy City 1948; buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mahanoy City, Pa. WW I, U. S. Army, #2714499. |
3 kb | March 2001 | Gene Shiber |
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| Michael FABIAN |
The son of Mrs. Anna Fabian, and the late John Fabian. He entered the Armed Services, June 26,1942. Received his training at Fort Meade, with the 76th Division. Went oversees in Oct 1942. Served with the 7th Army in the invasion of Algiers, French Morroco, Tunisia, and Sicily. In the invasion of Italy he was transferred to the 5th Army. He was wounded in battle, in Italy, Feb 15,and died Feb 16th in Italy World War II Killed in action |
April 2002 | CF | ||
| Guy E. FIDLER |
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| Mark FIDLER |
World War II Killed in Action - 04-14-1945 |
March 2002 | CF | ||
| Russell H. FIDLER | 8Th US Army Airforce Mediterranian Area. Served 5 years 5 months 5 days as a Technical Sergeant ~ World War II | Sept 2001 | CF | ||
| William FIDLER |
World War II Killed in Action - 06-06-1944 |
March 2002 | CF | ||
| Charles FIRESTONE | World War II- POW |
March 2002 | CF | ||
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| Allison Edwards Heywood 1891 ~ 1974 |
b. in Frackville, With Co C 106th supply train in France, Survived the influenza epedemic aboard ship. Returned in 1919. Died in W. Bloomfield MI. .. grandson of Bernard Eisenhuth who died at age 111. | May 2001 | Phyllis Osborne | ||
| Harry S. Hoy |
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hoy, and husband of Grace Litwhiler. Entered the Armed Services, June Dec 21, 1943. Received his training at Camp Lee, VA. Left for the Pacific, July 1944, arrived at the Pacific Theater, Sept 1944. A member of the 191st Quatermaster and Laundry Platoon. He particitpated in the Battle of New Guinea and Leyte. He was killed while taking part in the invasion of Luzon World War II Killed in action Feb 23,1945 |
April 2002 | CF | ||
| Herbert HUMMEL 1896 ~ 1973 |
Scrapbook | born February 26, 1896 in Port Clinton, Schuylkill County, PA. Died February 18, 1973 in Orlando, Florida. Herbert enter the US Army from Port Clinton, PA on April 19, 1916 and was honorably discharged in New York on April 22, 1919. | 28 kb | Nov 2001 | Richard Hummel |
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| Peter KLENOWSKY/KLINAUSKAS |
191 KB | emigrated from Lithuania in 1909. He enlisted in The Great War, and was in the US Army Reserve, 28th Division / 111th Infantry Regiment / Co. C; he fought in France, and was wounded in action - shot in the head. He was hurt so badly that he was actually reported as 'killed in action'! (He survived, with a metal plate in his head.) He was discharged as a Private - 1st Class. | May 2002 | Michael P. Klinosky | |
| Ivan W. Knarr |
The son of Mrs. Amy Moyer, entered the Armed Services, January 20,1941. Trained in the Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, Tx, Atterbury, Indiana, McCoy Wisconsin and Breckenridge, Ky. Went oversees in March 1944. A member of the 331st Infantry, 83rd Division World War II Killed in action July 19,1944 - France |
April 2002 | CF | ||
| Adam Kwedder/Kweder | assigned to the 58th Infantry Regiment, Co. I, 4th Infantry Division. He was killed in action October 6, 1918. He is buried in France at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 32, Grave 38. killed in action |
Updated: Oct 2003 submitted: Feb 2001 | Vincent Denchy | ||
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| John P. LESKIE 1922 ~ 1944 |
Scrapbook | Jack was killed while piloting his aircraft over the mountains in Kuming, China 13 December 1944. | 20 KB | Aug 2001 | Gene Shiber |
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| Gustav Theodore Maury |
Captain U.S. Army Air Forces Veteran Service Dates: 02/25/1945-9/19/1946 Date of Birth: 7/04/1919 Date of Death: 10/12/2000 Buried at Section M-6, Row 6, Site 3 Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery World War II |
April 2004 | Rita Maury | ||
| Henry Frederick McCABE 1895 ~ 1967 |
Drafted on 9 Aug 1918, a member of the 56th Regiment of the Pioneer Infantry Co B. Sent to Europe from 4 Sept 1918 to 25 June 1919. Saw action in the Meuse-argonne offensive in France from 6 Oct 1918 0 11 Nov 1918. Promoted to Corporal 6 March 1919. Was a German translator. He came home 1 July 1919 discharged from Camp Dix, NJ on 30 June 1919. He died in a VA Home in Wilkes Barre 11 Dec 1967. | May 2002 | Dennis Bauer | ||
| Bartholomew "Bart" J. McCLOSKEY |
- Born in Jackson's Patch (Yatesville) in Schuylkill Co., PA in April 1893. Bart was in the US Infantry, Detachment g, 2nd bat. He died, a victim of the 1918 Flu Epidemic, on 1 October 1918 of Pneumonia at Edgewood Arsenal, MD. He is buried in St. Canicus R. C. Church Cemetery, Mahanoy City, PA. He was unmarried and was 25 & 1/2 years old. Listed on the ROLL OF HONOR of Mahanoy City's Memorial of Immortal Dead 1917-1919 located at East End Park in Mahanoy City | Dec 2001 | John Z. Novicki | ||
| John Joseph McCloskey |
Born in Jackson's Patch, Schuylkill Co. PA, to John William and Julia [Toohey] McCloskey on 16 August 1891 and died 9 December 1964. He saw military action in France in 1918 and returned to Schuylkill Co. and worked as a miner at the Knickerbocker Colliery. All his friends call him "Tim". He was unmarried and was 73 years old when he died. He is buried in the St. Canicus R.C. Church Cemetery, Mahanoy City, PA. | Oct 2003 | John Z. Novicki | ||
| Lee MENSINGER | 20 kb | Lee J. Mensinger, Combat Infantryman. Pfc, Heavy Machine Gunner, 1st Squad, 1st Platoon of H Company, 2nd Battalion, 395th Infantry Regiment of the 99 Infantry Division.. Veteran of the Battle of the Bulge and the Remagen Bridge crossing. Location Oberweissenbrun, Germany. Mid August 1945. Went into the Air Force, much later, 3 January 1951 as a Weather Observer and Forecaster in the USAF. Retired 1 September 1969 as a T/Sergeant with more than 20 years Active Duty. The boy, 5 years old, was located in October of 2000. He is Horst Golbach, born in 1940. He now lives 20 miles north of this village. ~ World War II~ | Oct 2002 | Lee Mensinger | |
| James V. MORT Jr | France | March 2000 | Yancy Mort | ||
| Joseph J. MOROTT 1899 ~ 1971 |
1898 Yorktown, Pa. He was from McAdoo, Pa. Son of Mike and Apolonia Morott Joined the Army in 1914 He was active in WW1. Retired from the military in 1949. He served with Gen. Patton, McArthur, and Eisenhower, to just name a few. He died Jan. 24, 1971 | Nov 2001 | Lenora Morott Franklin | ||
| Michael MOROTT |
Private First Class, Company K 60th Regiment 9th Division. He was from McAdoo, Pa. Son of Mike and Apolonia Morott. Mickey was in service 1942-1945. Honorably Discharged. Rifle Expert Bar Marksman Battles and Campaigns: Go 33 & 40 WD 45 Tunisia Naples-Foggia Rome-Arno Rhineland Central Europe Mickey was wounded & POW Decorations and Citations: Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 5 Bronze Stars |
Oct 2004 | Lenora Morott Franklin | ||
| Marin W. Moyer |
The son of Mrs. Kate Moyer and the later Harry Moyer,Husband to Mildred Hafer. Entered the Armed Services, Sept 28,1943. Received his training at Camp Wheeler, GA. Went oversees in March 1944. Was in the D-Day invasion. He was wounded on several occasions, being hospitalized in England and France. He returned to the 29th Division World War II Killed in action Oct 4,1944 |
April 2002 | CF | ||
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| Carrie Newhouser 1886 ~ 1965 |
daughter of Herman and Hannah Newhouser buried Oddfellows Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights Reference: page 16, Pottsville Free Public Library Reference - Gilberton - Nurse - Commandant Navy Yard , Philadelphia for Feoregn. (?) (Carrie was enlisted) | March 2000 | Karla NEUHAUSER Mahlberg | ||
| Daniel Newhouser 1892 ~ |
Gilberton; Pvt., Co. “D”, 15 Machine Gun Battalion., American Expeditionary Force France. Source: Schuylkill Co., (Pa.) IN THE WORLD WAR. Page 202 Born Aug 1892 at Gilberton. Died unknown. Son of Herman and Hannah NEWHOUSER. husband of Florence Mae BLACKWELL. Brother of Carrie NEWHOUSER. |
April 2005 | Karla NEUHAUSER Mahlberg | ||
| Daniel Newhouser, Jr. 1922 ~ 1996 |
Army veteran of World War II. Born 30 Jun 1922, Gilberton. Died 30 Aug 1996. Son of Daniel and Hannah NEWHOUSER. Husband of Geraldine M. BRINTONPvt., Co. “D”, 15 Machine Gun Battalion., American Expeditionary Force France. Source: Schuylkill Co., (Pa.) IN THE WORLD WAR. Page 202 Born Aug 1892 at Gilberton. Died unknown. Son of Herman and Hannah NEWHOUSER. husband of Florence Mae BLACKWELL. Brother of Carrie NEWHOUSER. World War II |
April 2005 | Karla NEUHAUSER Mahlberg | ||
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| Carl A. Paul | Son of Albert F. Paul of Gordon and husband of Hazel (Fey) of Ashland. Chief Petty Officer, USN Seabees Fought in the Pacifics World War II |
Jan 2004 | GramzySteele@aol.com | ||
| George J. PAULY 1880 ~ 1923 |
served in the Chemical Warfare Service. He did return from combat. Involved with the formation of the American Legion Post in Frackville. | Feb 2000 | Chris | ||
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| Capt. Robert Roeder | See URL | Son of Mrs Cora Roeder and the late Joseph A. Enlisted in the Army, June 4,1936. Serving over three years in the states, he left for oversears Sept 1939. Served in Hawaii for three years, he was stationed at Schofiels Barracks, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He participated in the Battle of Hawaii and Pearl Harbor. He returned to the states in MArch 1942, for OTS. Hewas commissioned in June 1942. He left for the European Theater Dec 1943. He was a member of the 88th Division- Italian Campaign - Congressional Medal of Honor Winner ~ World War II Killed in action Sept 28,1944 - Italy |
Nov 2001 | Steve Cole and CF |
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| Richard B. RYON 1924 ~ 2001 |
Left US June 18, 1943;Arrived N African theater, June 25, 1943; Left N Aftrican theater Dec 26, 1943; Participated in Scilian and Italian Campaigns. Arrived US Jan3, 1944 Entitled to wear EAMET Service Ribbon and Purple Heart World War II |
May 2004 | Marcia Ryon | ||
| Walter Greenland RYON | Enlisted in the US Army May 22,1917 at Pottsville. Served in France in the AEF from 6/1/1918 to 4/24/1919 with the 103rd engineers, 28th Div. He was in the Aisne Marne Defensive 7/14-7/27/1918, Adv on Oureg and Vesle Rivers 7/27-9/19/1918, Meuse Argonne Offensive 9/26-10/8/1918, Thiacourt Sector 10/15/1918-11/11/1918 and the Chateau Thiery Sector 6/28-7/12/1918. He was honarably discharged at Camp Dix, NJ May 19,1919. | May 2002 | Marcia Ryon | ||
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| Edward "Ted" SAVAGE | 3 kb | April 2000 | Lou Guerrieri | ||
| John F. SCHNEIDER 1897 ~ 1960 |
25 kb | born April 11, 1897 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA. During his service in WWI, he was exposed to gas. After the war, he returned to work in the Anthracite coal mines of eastern Pennsylvania. He died on December 12, 1960 | Sept 2000 | Lynn Schneider | |
| Frank Anthony SCHRAGEN 1896 ~ 1918 |
Died in service ~ Flu epidemic ~ Camp Meade, VA | Feb 2000 | Chris | ||
| Peter A. SCHRAGEN 1892 ~ 1918 |
Died in service d: Sept. 22, 1918 Haute-Alsace,France |
Feb 2000 | Chris | ||
| John A. SHAEFFER | 6 kb | Served in an anti tank company with the lst Army, 2nd Div., 23rd Infantry ~ World War II |
1 kb | Feb 2000 | Shirley Ryan |
| William A. SHAEFFER | 10 kb | A Staff/Sgt. Administrative Assistance with the AAF Tactical Center, 621st AAF Base Unit, Orlando, Florida. ~ World War II |
1 kb | Feb 2000 | Shirley Ryan |
| Alexander J. SHELCUSKI 1897 ~ 1967 |
He did return from combat, hearing disabled. He was instrumental in the formation of the American Legion Post in Frackville, and a tireless worker for veterans' rights & benefits especially for those returning after WW II and the Korean conflict. | Feb 2000 | Chris | ||
| Alfred Peter SINCAVAGE 1919 ~ |
Scrapbook | "Alfy"served in the US Army Paratroops during WW II. He made two combat jumps: one was into France on D-Day; the other was across the Rhine river into Germany. He was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. In total, he made 19 parachute jumps. ~ World War II | 16 KB | Aug 2001 | Gene Shiber |
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| Edward John SINCAVAGE 1921 ~ |
Scrapbook | born in Mahanoy City on 29 October 1921. Bingo, to his close friends, is the son of John and Martha Davidavage Sincavage of Mahanoy City. Bingo served in the US Army and is an honorably discharged veteran of WW II. ~ World War II | 9 KB | Aug 2001 | Gene Shiber |
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| Joseph W. SINCAVAGE 1917 ~ |
Scrapbook | Joseph W. Sincavage was born in Mahanoy City on 13 December 1917, and is the son of John and Martha (Davidavage) Sincavage of Mahanoy City. Joe served in the US Army during WW II and is an honorably discharged veteran ~ World War II | 13 KB | Sept 2001 | Gene Shiber |
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| William John STEPHENSON, Jr | Born 1/22/1923 Diener's Hill, R. D. #3 Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA- Died 10/10/1994 Eagle Hill, RD#3 Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA Duty from North Africa to North Italy. Wounded 3 times and was finally transferred to the Air Corp where he had his first experience with heavy duty trucks, hauling ammunition to the front lines and taking soldiers to rest camps in Switzerland by bus. Served in World War II, Grade T-5: Date of entry into active service 10/14/1943; date of separation 12/5/1945 World War II |
3 kb | May 2001 | Sharon Steranko | |
| Lester H. STRAUSE |
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Strause, entered the Armed Services, Feb 2,1942. Received his training at Camp Blanding, Fla. Went oversees in July 1942. A member of Company "C", 26th Infantry. He fought in the African Campaign. World War II Killed in action Feb 19,1943 - Tunisia |
April 2002 | CF | ||
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| Paul E. WALTERS 1926 ~ 2001 |
served in the Army in World War 2 and received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War 2 Victory Medal. He later became Mayor of Pine Grove in 1954-57. He was a member and past commander of the Pine Grove American Legion Post 374 , 1949-1950. He was also District Commander of the 13th District American Legion , 1953-55. State Commander of the Pennsylvania American Legion ,1958-1959. ~ World War II |
Sept 2001 | Kathy Walters | ||
| Thomas W. WARD | 5 kb | Served with the U.S. Occupation Forces ~ World War II |
1 kb | Feb 2000 | Shirley Ryan |
| Charles A. WOLFF 1895~1971 |
8 kb | Served as a private with the 28th Division |
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| Carl A. YOUNG |
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young, entered the Armed Services, Dec. 14,1942. Received his infantry training at Camp Houtz, Tx and LA. Went oversees in Sept, 20, 1944. A member of the 333rd Infantry A.T. Company, 84th Division, With several of his buddies he was taken prisoner, by the Germans, Dec 22,1944, but escaped on Christmas Day. World War II Killed in action Feb 26,1945 |
April 2002 | CF | ||
Draft Board #1
Shenandoah; Frackville
Gilberton; Maizeville
Mahanoy Plane; Turkey Run
The Draft films for them are:
From the LDS FHL Film # 1926599
Draft Registration Board #2
Some of the towns covered are:
Mahanoy City; Raven Run;
Lost Creek; Jacksons;
Morea; Delano;
New Boston; St. Nicholas;
Park Place; Shaft;
EllanGowan;
and some Shenandoah.
From LDS FHL Film # 1926600
Draft Registration Board # 3
Some of the towns covered are:
Ashland; Gordon;
Girardville; Hegins;
Valley View; Pitman;
Lavelle; Connerton;
Klingerstown; Big Mine Run;
Fountain Springs; Rappahonnick;
Locustdale; Ogden;
Helfenstein
Schuylkill County Draft Board # 4 are:
Auburn; Cressona
Drehersville; Freidensburg
Joliett; Landingville
McKeansburg; New Ringold
Paradise; Pine Grove
Pleasant Valley; Peoples
Port Clinton; Orwigsburg
Outwood; Ravine
Rock; Sacramento
Schuylkill Haven; Suedburg
Summit Station
Some towns and Villages included in Schuylkill County Draft Board # 5 are:
Adamsdale; Arnots
Blackwood; Branchdale
Broad Mountain; Buck Run,br> Diener's Hill; Donaldson
Duncott; Forestville
Glen Carbon; Good Spring
Heckscherville; Joliett
Landingville; LLewellyn
Marlin; Mechanicsville
Minersville; Mount Carbon
Muir; Newtown
Orwigsburg; Orwin
Palo Alto; Pottsville
Primrose; Reinerton
Saint Clair; Schuylkill County Hospital for the Insane
Seltzer City; Tower City
Tremont; Wade; Zerbe
WORLD WAR I - Schuylkill Co., PA draft boards
#1 -- Boroughs: Frackville, Gilberton, Shenandoah
#2 -- Borough: Mahanoy City
Townships: Delano, Mahanoy, West Mahanoy
#3 -- Boroughs: Ashland, Girardville, Gordon
Townships: Barry, Butler, Eldred, Hegins, Hublet, Mahantongo
#4 -- Boroughs: Auburn, Cressona, Landingville, New Ringgold, Orwigsburg, Pine Grove, Port Clinton, Schuylkill Haven
Townships: East Brunswick, Pine Grove, South Manheim, Tremont, Washington, Wayne, West Brunswick
#5 -- Pottsville, Mechanicsville
Boroughs: Mount Carbon, Palo Alto, Tower City, Tremont
Townships: Branch, Cass, East Norwegian, Foster, Frailey, New Castle, North Manheim, Norwegian, Porter, Reilly
#6 -- Boroughs: Coaldale, Middleport, New Philadelphia, Tamaqua
Townships: Blythe, Rahn, Schuylkill, Walker, West Penn
#7 -- Boroughs: McAdoo, Minersville, Port Carbon, Ringtown, St. Clair
Townships: East Union, Kline, North Union, Rush, Ryan, Union
Military Records Request
