KEN POORMAN lock haven pa

ARMY

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ARMY

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Please pray for our Army heros and their families . . .


Here are some Army people of interest . . . namesakes, ones from our family, friends or from my hometown area, etc.

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1st Armored Division
Fort Hood, Texas

1st Armored Div History

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4th Infantry Division
Gelnhausen, Germany

Frank Hansberry
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CPL FRANCIS J HANSBERRY 1951
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Frank Hansberry, Col Jim Georges
Senator John Rafferty @ Westover CC

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Recently Senator John Rafferty and Colonel Jim Georges presented Frank with words of appreciation for his service, and his long overdue medals, i.e. the Army Good Conduct Medal, Army of Occupation-Germany Medal, and National Defense Service Medal.  Frank trained with the 1st Armored Division at Fort Hood TX before joining the occupation of Germany with the 4th Infantry Division in Gelnhausen, Germany.  Click on Frank for more info . . .

Francis Joseph Hansberry is my wife's Dad.  He still lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife Elsie.  They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2006.

Corporal John Tingwall
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U.S. Army 1953-1955
1st Cavalry Division
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Japan 1953-55
My cousin John Tingwall . . . I don't get to see my Hall-Wertz family very often, especially if I miss the reunion in August.

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1LT James C. Ferguson
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1920 - 2010
Lock Haven PA

Mr. Ferguson Obit

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Sorry to learn about Jim Ferguson's passing.  He was a gentleman.  I remember him from when I was a young kid, long before I knew him from LHHS.  Penney's was the distributor for official Boy Scout clothing and products, and Mr. Ferguson would help me when I came in to shop for Boy Scout stuff.  He was always polite, and greeted my Mom by name.  I wish I had him for Math in high school - I could have possibly learned something.  With me, the teacher's attitude and relationship with the kids is key to learning.

JAMES A. POORMAN
Company E-PA Volunteers
Killed at Battle of Fair Oaks  5-31-1862
18y5m21d - Buried Section 1 Highland Cemetery

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Pete Counsil
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1922 - 2009
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I remember meeting Pete Counsil at his home in Flemington.  John Caskey and I went there occasionally to pick up Eugene for practice - we played in a combo with Gene when we were in high school, The Teen Tones.  Sorry to hear about your dad Gene . . .

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Mr. Morris' Obit

James Louis Morris
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1927 - 2007
Sorry to hear about your Dad, DJ.  DJ Morris and I shared an apartment in Bridgeport PA for several years.  DJ lives in Virginia.  We met when we worked in Arlington.  We have been good friends ever since.  Just last year, 2009, we went to Ben's in DC for a growler.  We go to the Vienna Inn for growlers too.

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Freeman Army Air Field

I worked for Ken Leininger 1974-1977 when he was Claims Manager in Harrisburg PA for Bell Telephone.  After I moved on to Philadelphia, I used to call him whenever I ran into a math problem at work.  Super guy!

Class 43G 1943
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I got a nice email from Johnny's niece Wanda, pointing out that John was a Corporal in the U. S. Army, not the USAF as indicated in the obituary.  Thanks Wanda.
 

My Dad liked Johnny, and the Crissman's, and when I was a kid, Dad took me along with him to Crissman's packing plant in Castanea where we saw John a lot, just about every week.  John used to show me around the plant.  He would give me a hot dog to eat while we were walking through the plant.  John always treated me kindly. . . kp

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John Michael Massorti
State College PA
Cpl. U.S. Army
Born: 24 Jul 1930
Castanea PA
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OBIT

Died: 30 Jul 2006
State College PA

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Robert T. Davis

18 June 1923 - 25 Sept 2009

Altoona PA

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Bob Davis and I became friends when I worked with him for four years at Bell Telephone in Altoona.  He was Manager of the Construction Department for the Altoone District, and I was the Claims Representative for 13 Counties, including Altoona/Blair.  He retired from Bell in 1979, and worked for a cable company in Pittsburgh for a few years.  He visited me a couple times at our headquarters in Philadelphia after I transferred from Altoona to Philadelphia Area in 1977.  Bob was a U.S. Army vet of WWII, and served in Northern France and Germany.  I think he said he was with the Second Signal Brigade in 1943 or so.  Bob was awarded the Bronze Star.  Think of you often Bob.

Private First Class
Killed in Action
HHC, 2ND BN, 34TH ARMOR, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Renovo, Pennsylvania
January 06, 1949 to February 26, 1968
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Dreadnaughts

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Ira Nestlerode
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Lock Haven PA

Ira M. Nestlerode

Dr. Ken Cox
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Dr. and Mrs. Ken Cox celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2006.  Dr. Cox is a retired Lt. Col. in the PA National Guard with 32 years service, and is also retired from Lock Haven Universary.  Congratulations Ken & Glenda!

Sergeant Johnston
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Lock Haven PA

Robert P. Johnston

Howard PA - MOH 1864
45th PA Infantry
Company A

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45th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

HOGAN, FRANKLIN

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: Front of Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864. Entered service at: Howard, Pa. Birth: Center County, Pa. Date of issue: 1 October 1864. Citation: Capture of flag of 6th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

For more info: Search the web for "45th PA Infantry"

(I'll bet this is where Hogan Boulevard got its name.  I lived on the Bullie when I worked at Piper and didn't even know that.  I wish I had grown up knowing more about our local history, especially the local people who shaped our community and Country.)

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SP 4 Robert W. Poorman
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1st Battalion, 9th Infantry
Imjin Scouts, DMZ Korea

PA Guard
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157th
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728th
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728th History

228th History

NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY - LOCK HAVEN PA
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Change of Command: Incoming Company Comander of Company E - 228th Brigade Support Battalion at Lock Haven PA, 1st Lt. Meadow Reeder  (L); Lt. Col. Jeffrey Butler (C); Capt. David Catherman (R) outcoing CO of Company E.

2009 Commissions

Article

 
Harvey Possinger
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Article

 

PA Guards Killed in Iraq
Pennsylvania 28th Division
109th Mechanized Infantry Regiment

SSG Ryan S. Ostrom
Liberty PA
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Killed in Iraq
9 Aug 2005
Age 25
PA 28th Div-Co B
109th Inf Reg
Williamsport
SPC William L. Evans
Hallstead PA
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Killed in Iraq
19 Sep 2005
Age 22
PA 28th Div-Co B
109th Inf Reg
Williamsport
PFC Oliver J. Brown
Athens PA
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Killed in Iraq
28 Sep 2005
Age 19
PA 28th Div-CoC
109th Reg
New Milford PA
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Jesse A. Calhoun
Renovo PA
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Post WW2 Germany

Mr. Calhoun's brother, Howard Calhoun, was married to our Great Aunt Emma Wertz Calhoun.

 

Donald E. Smith USA
Lock Haven PA
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Obit

Jack Gundlach USA
Beech Creek PA
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Obit

SSGT Charles C. Hazel USA
Flemington PA
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Obit

SPC4 Dusty J. Brooks
Renovo PA

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442nd QM Co (DET1)
Kuait & Iraq 2003
USAR

99th RSC
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99th RRC
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99th History

Dusty Brooks honored at Penn College

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Dusty Brooks meets PA Governor

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CWO3 David Woodward
Lock Haven PA
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Robert C. Poorman
Company B
11th Armored Division

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Vietnam

SGT Robert P Johnston, Lock Haven KIA Nam

PFC James W Mayes, Mill Hall PA, KIA Nam 

SP4 Phillip E Neff, Mill Hall PA, KIA Nam 

SSGT John C Keiper, Renovo PA, KIA Nam

PFC Larry K Barner, Loganton PA, KIA Nam

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11th Calvary History

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SSG Daniel R Lightner Jr
Holidaysburg PA
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PA 28th Military Police Co
Killed in Iraq 2005
PFC Lew Poorman
Altoona PA
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Special Forces Group
Airborne
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Dunnstown PA - Lock Haven High School
Lock Haven Teachers College 1931

 

J. Paul McCormick, Flemington PA
WWII Vet - Died 10 Jun 2006 @ Age 82

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PVT JOSEPH MORASCO
Lock Haven PA
Darby's Rangers C/3
06/12/1988-RBA WWII

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Edward P. Schmidt
Jersey Shore PA
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1931 - 2006

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SGT Jeremy M. Campbell
Middlebury PA - Age 21
Killed in Iraq 11 Sep 2005

108th Military Police Company
503rd MP Battalion (Airborne)
16th MP Brigade (Airborne)
United States Army

 

CPL Andrew D. Haywood, Mill Hall PA
350th Infantry - Company E - Korea
Died 5 June 2006

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CPL. RAYMOND H. POORMAN
U.S. Army Signal Corps - WWI
1888 - 1968
Buried Highland Cemetery, Lock Haven PA

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Capt. Andrew J. Koss
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Lock Haven PA

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

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