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ARMY

United States ARMY

1st Armored Division Fort Hood, Texas 1st Armored Div History 4th Infantry Division Gelnhausen, Germany	Frank Hansberry CPL FRANCIS J HANSBERRY 1951	Frank Hansberry, Col Jim Georges Senator John Rafferty @ Westover CC
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 U.S. Army 1953-1955	1st Cavalry Division 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.

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

	Pete Counsil 1922 - 2009
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 . . .

	Mr. Morris' Obit	James Louis Morris 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.

KENNETH V. LEININGER Freeman Army Air Field WWII 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

Army Bios

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

John Michael Massorti State College PA Cpl. U.S. Army Born: 24 Jul 1930 Castanea PA OBIT Died: 30 Jul 2006 State College PA

	Robert T. Davis 18 June 1923 - 25 Sept 2009 Altoona PA
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.

Mark Edward Policastro 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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Ira Nestlerode Lock Haven PA Ira M. Nestlerode

Dr. Ken Cox 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 Lock Haven PA Robert P. Johnston

CPL FRANK HOGAN Howard PA - MOH 1864 45th PA Infantry Company A

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.)

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

PA Guard 157th 728th 728th History 228th History	NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY - LOCK HAVEN PA 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.
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PA Guards Killed in Iraq Pennsylvania 28th Division 109th Mechanized Infantry Regiment
SSG Ryan S. Ostrom Liberty PA Killed in Iraq 9 Aug 2005 Age 25 PA 28th Div-Co B 109th Inf Reg Williamsport	SPC William L. Evans Hallstead PA Killed in Iraq 19 Sep 2005 Age 22 PA 28th Div-Co B 109th Inf Reg Williamsport	PFC Oliver J. Brown Athens PA Killed in Iraq 28 Sep 2005 Age 19 PA 28th Div-CoC 109th Reg New Milford PA

Jesse A. Calhoun Renovo PA Post WW2 Germany Mr. Calhoun's brother, Howard Calhoun, was married to our Great Aunt Emma Wertz Calhoun.