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Col Georges-Cpl Hansberry-Senator Rafferty

Westover Country Club, Jeffersonville PA, July 2007

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.
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	PVT Earl V. McNerney - WW1 My Great Uncle Mick (1900-1968)
	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.

F. A. Szydlowski Seaman Recruit - 1951 US Naval Training Center Bainbridge Port Deposit, Maryland

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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

Capt. Albert R. Poorman 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.

I'm a descendant of these 3 warriors of the Revolutionary War, i.e. Hall, Brooks & Poorman:
	PVT Samuel Hall REV b1742 - d1805 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment 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
	SGT Benjamin Brooks REV Gibson Twp - Cameron Co b1753 - d1838 4G Grandfather Mom's Maternal Side
	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