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Ken Poorman's favorite military sites, photos Cool

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This "Military" page has stuff about my family members in the military.  If you hover over "Military" on the menu, you will see pages for the Army, Navy, USMC, USAF and USCG where you can go for more info about people in the military from my hometown area.

Col Georges-Cpl Hansberry-Senator Rafferty
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Westover Country Club, Jeffersonville PA, July 2007

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Now this was a pretty neat event . . . Francis J. Hansberry, my father-in-law, otherwise known as Frank Hansberry, beat it out of Gelnhausen Germany ASAP when his Army hitch was up.  I think the Bier Meisters may have been after him, or something - he doesn't talk about it much.  (Ich denke, dass Frank die Totenbahre Meisters beleidigte, weil er Budweiser bestellte!)  Anyway, he didn't wait around to receive the medals he was entitled to at the time.  But thanks to U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, the U.S. Army dug up Frank's records, and two distinguished gentlemen came to his 73rd birthday party at Westover to honor him with his awards.  Senator John Rafferty and Colonel Jim Georges graciously presented Frank with words of appreciation for his service, and his medals, i.e. the Army Good Conduct Medal, Army of Occupation-Germany, and National Defense Service Medal.  Frank's family was present, and is grateful to Senator Rafferty and Col. Georges for their kindness.
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Frank trained with the 1st Armored Division at Fort Hood TX before joining the occupation of Germany with the 4th Infantry Division in Gelnhausen.

About Colonel Jim Georges

About Senator John Rafferty

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PVT Earl V. McNerney - WW1
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My Great Uncle Mick
(1900-1968)
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Uncle Mick (Great Uncle Earl V. McNerney) used to live above The Playmakers on East Church Street in Lock Haven PA.  When I was little, I remember rolling on his and Aunt Mary's hassock (Mary Ryan McNerney) in their living room, and sitting on their front porch.  They used to walk me over to the Widman-Teah Drug Store at Bellefonte Avenue and Church Street and get me a chocolate soda at their soda fountain.  I remember when they moved across the street to 40 East Church Street, two doors from the City Hall, and eventually The Playmakers building was torn down - 40 is still there today.  I remember when Bud Yost Sr. bought it.  It had a big old oxhart cherry tree in the back yard.  I loved those cherries.  Uncle Mick worked at the Lock Haven State Teachers College, now Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania in the maintance department.  It was called The Normal School when my mother and Aunt Emma went there.  After Uncle Mick died in 1968, Aunt Mary stayed on at 40 East Church until she was infirmed and had to move to the Extended Care Unit at the Lock Haven Hospital, where she died in 1999.  Diane and I had lunch with Sister Borgia, Aunt Mary's Niece Joan O'Donnell, [Sister Francis Borgia O'Donnell, IHM] at Foxes Restaurant after Aunt Mary's funeral in 1999.  Sister has been working with the CCD Program at Saint Mary of The Mount Parish in Pittsburgh for the past 12 years.  Here's some more info and photos.

 

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F. A. Szydlowski
Seaman Recruit - 1951

US Naval Training Center
Bainbridge

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In 1951, Francis "Frank" Szydlowski (my brother-in-law's (Chris Sydlowski) father was in Company 1 at the United States Naval Training Center-Bainbridge, in Port Deposit, Maryland.  His Company Commander was J. H. Morrison, BMGC.  Frank's son Chris has his boot camp cruise book, The Compass. 

The Bainbridge NTC Command was:
  • Captain Robert Hall Smith, USN, Commander-Naval Training Center
  • Captain Henry Farrow, USN, Commanding Officer, Administrative Command
  • Captain Frederick Wolsieffer, USN, Commanding Officer-Recruit Training Command
  • LCDR George P. Sotos, USN, Executive Officer-Recruit Training Command

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Capt. Albert R. Poorman
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Lock Haven Pa 1914
(d. 6/21/1918)
     

 
The above photo of Capt. A. R. Poorman was taken approximately May 31, 1914 at the Lock Haven Armory in Lockport, PA.  Capt. Poorman was in Company H, 12th Infantry.  In trying to determine how Capt. A. R. Poorman fits into our family tree, here's what I think we know now:
    
     Peter Poorman c1717 - 8/23/1792
          John Jacob Poorman 1/8/1742 -  1/11/1785
               Peter Aquila Poorman 12/10/1776 - 9/10/1865
                    Washington Poorman 12/28/1822 - 1/1/1875
                         Thomas Mackey Poorman
                              Capt. Albert R. Poorman d. 6/21/1918

NOTE: Capt. Poorman died June 21, 1918 in the Lock Haven Hospital.  He had a brother and three sisters.

Capt. A. R. Poorman (above) married (name unknown) and had 4 children:

1. Albert R. Poorman, born 6/29/1910, died 7/25/1989

M1: Albert married Violet Stout* in Lock Haven on 3/29/1935.  Violet was born 7/1/15 and died 11/22/1999; they had one (1) child:

a. Gary T. Poorman, b. 1936

M2: Albert married Myrtle (surname unknown) from Stroudsburg PA and had two boys:

a. Donald Poorman
b. Robin Poorman

2. Harry Poorman, married (?) and had one child:

a. Jack Poorman

3. Katy Poorman

4. Dorothy Poorman

NOTE: Mrs. Poorman divorced Capt. Poorman and took Katy and Dorothy and raised them - and Albert and Harry were raised in a Moose Orphanage in Scotland PA.  They returned to Lock Haven when they got out.

* Violet Stout was the sister of Leroy Stout and Jimmy Stout.

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I'm a descendant of these 3 warriors of the Revolutionary War, i.e. Hall, Brooks & Poorman:

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PVT Samuel Hall REV
b1742 - d1805
3rd Pa Brigade, 2nd Division
CAPT Samuel Moore's Company
Enlisted 1 Apr 1977-10 Sep 1978
My 4G-Grandfather
Mom's Paternal Side

3rd PA 1777 Info

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SGT Benjamin Brooks REV
Gibson Twp - Cameron Co
b1753 - d1838
4G Grandfather
Mom's Maternal Side
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PVT John Jacob Poorman
REV 12/26/1778 thru 1782
4G Grandfather - Dad's Side
4th Bn, Capt Rutherford's Co
10th Bn, Capt Robinson's Co
Lancaster County Militia

Note: There is also a PVT John Poorman REV listed in a Muster of October 1778 under Capt. John Paul Schott's Independent Company 3, called Schott's Rifle Corps, at Wyoming PA, under General Edward Hand's 3rd Bsttalion.  Schott's Rifle Corps participated in the Sulliven Expedition.

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Here are links to some of my military hero pages . . .

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More to come!

Some military links of interest . . .

USN Blue Angels

U.S. Navy Drill Team

USAF Thunderbirds

USMC Silent Drill Team

U.S. Navy Memorial

USCG Ceremonial Guard

Arlington National Cemetery

USAF Honor Guard  (2)

U.S. Army “Old Guard”

USMC Color Guard

   

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