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Veterans Residing In Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1840-1930, Kevin L. Greenholt

Adams County History

The federal decennial census provides a wide-ranging set of data for analysis. The census forms for each ten-year cycle from 1790 until 1930 have been released to the public for access. The tabulations of 1840, 1910, and 1930 contain data relating to the military service of those interviewed by the census enumerator. Compiled here is a list of veterans, listed by Adams County township, who served in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, or other military actions from 1840 through 1930.

Adams County History 2004

Adams County History

No abstract provided.

Quinn, Ivan Miner, B. 1976 (Sc 1391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1391. Note written by Air Force Sergeant Ivan M. Quinn, Baghdad, Iraq, to his mother Paula Quinn, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes the two pictures that he is sending her by e-mail.

Martin, Dorenda May, 1925-1952 (Sc 1396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1396. Letter, 1944, written by Dorenda Martin, Washington, D.C., to her parents in Smiths Grove, Kentucky. She describes her clerical work, her exploration of the city, and life at Arlington Farms, a temporary housing facility for women civil servants and service members. Includes associated items and photo.

Review Of "The American Foreign Legion: Black Soldiers Of The 93d In World War I", Jennifer D. Keene

History Faculty Articles and Research

This is a review of Frank E. Roberts' "The American Foreign Legion: Black Soldiers of the 93d in World War I."

Review Of "Harlem's Hell Fighters: The African-American 369th Infantry In World War I" By Stephen L. Harris, Jennifer D. Keene

History Faculty Articles and Research

This is a review of Stephen L. Harris' "Harlem's Hell Fighters: The African-American 369th Infantry in World War I."

西砲的應用與明代的國防, Ka Wing Yiu

Dissertations from all years

踏入明代中葉，隨著歐洲人東來，西砲亦相繼傳入中國。鑒於自身火砲素質不佳，加上外患日亟——日本、滿洲、蒙古等外族皆對中土虎視眈眈，尤以東北女真為最大的威脅，屢次大破明軍。在這危急存亡之秋，引進先進的西砲成為了明季增強國防力量的重要法門。當中影響較大的有佛郎機砲和紅夷砲，它們的傳入曾掀起國內仿製之風，頗受重視。

明廷大臣汪鋐(1466-1536)、徐光啟(1562-1633)、李之藻(1565-1630)等在接觸來華歐人的同時，分別獲悉佛郎機砲及紅夷砲威力之鉅，先後向朝廷推薦並引進之，以圖強化國防力量，抵抗外侮。戚繼光(1528-1587)、孫承宗(1563-1638)、袁崇煥(1584-1630)等將領，更將之運用於軍隊編制或實戰中，成就斐然。本文將以 此兩種西砲為論述範圍，淺論它們傳入的經過，以及明廷的仿製及明軍的應用，並旁述它們在明季對日本與後金戰爭中的成效。

誠然，對西砲在華影響的研究，前人論述頗多，成果有目共睹。拙文旨在選取若干明代史料，配合不同學者的研究成果，冀能在佛郎機砲及紅夷砲的基礎上，為明代後期西砲的應用及影響，作一綜合及宏觀的分析。

Jenkins, William M. (Sc 1398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1398. Civil War letters, 1861-1862, written by Union soldier William M. Jenkins, to his mother and sister describing the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia. Also, 1871 letter to his wife in New York detailing his activities on a business trip.

The 55th College Training Detachment Of The Army Air Corps Program On The Gettysburg College Campus, 1943-1944, Julia Grover

The Gettysburg Historical Journal

The 55th College Training Detachment of the Air Force Cadet Program came to Gettysburg College in 1943. It was a separate program designed to provide educated officers for the Air Corps in the United States Army. These trainees would not only learn military drill, physical training, medical aid and flight skills, but they would also study physics, math, English, history, and geography. They were taught by members of the Gettysburg College staff and housed on campus, in dorms and fraternity houses.Their presence on campus was a constant reminder for regular students that the country was in the midst of a …

100 Years Of Saving Lives, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

100 Years of Saving Lives is an article that concerns the history of the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard station at Charlevoix, Michigan, 1898-2004.

Ordeal On The Ice, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Ordeal on the Ice is an article concerning the February 8, 1936 rescue of Clayton Brown by United States Coastguardsman Boatswain's Mate Earl Cunningham (1895-1936) that resulted in his own death and that of Claude Beardsley and the awarding of the Gold Lifesaving Medal to Cunningham posthumously.

Where The Clouds Meet The Water, Kimberly E. Contag, James A. (Jim) Grabowska

MSU Authors Collection

Where the Clouds Meet the Water follows the historical journey of the German Ecuadorian widower, Ernst Contag, and his four young children from their home in the South American Andes to Nazi Germany in 1942. Blacklisted as an enemy alien, Ernst Contag and his children are forcibly repatriated to the country of Ernst's grandparents as part of a diplomatic exchange arranged by the United States' State Department and cooperating countries. In Nazi Germany, Ernst and his children must deny their Ecuadorian past and learn to live as Germans. The Contag family strives to keep the ray of hope in their …

0738: American Red Cross Western West Virginia Chapter Records, 1917 - 2002, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection from the Huntington Cabell County Chapter of the American Red Cross spans the years of 1917-2002. The collection was divided into three record groups; administration, programs, and services. The majority of the administration files consist of annual reports and minutes from various committee and board meetings. The program files contain an assortment of fundraisers and campaigns, which includes the annual American Red Cross Ball 1985-2001. The service files offer a variety of information on disaster, blood, and military service to the community including information on the Canteen, which was in operation during WWI. Photographs and slides comprise a …

0728: Henry Peyton Papers, 1832-2004, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists of printed email exchanges between Joanne J. Hughes and Cora Teel, archivist at Marshall University, and copies of records relating to Henry Peyton and his descendants. Topics covered include potential Mormon faith connections, Peyton’s Revolutionary War Service and application for his pension, and genealogical information exchanged via letters and attached records.

The Octofoil, January/February 2004, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Battalion Leadership In The Essex Scottish Regiment And The 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade During The Second World War, John James Maker

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This thesis project began with the general idea of examining leadership at the battalion level in the Canadian Army during the First World War. After having been brought to my attention some time later, the Essex Scottish Regiment during the Second World War piqued my interest. This unit received the highest number of casualties of any Canadian unit throughout the Second World War, yet I had not heard or read anything significant about it. I had read gallant histories of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and the Black Watch, of the Regina Rifles and the Calgary Highlanders; none of these …

164th Infantry News: November 2003, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

November 2003 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 24 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

The Octofoil, November/December 2003, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Aspley Family (Sc 1377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1377. World War II letters, 1942-1943 (5), written stateside and from Europe by Aspley brothers Robert Charles ("Charlie") and William Neil ("Billy") to parents and friends in Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly discussing everyday camp life. Charlie writes one letter from a German prisoner of war camp. Includes obituaries, newspaper clippings, etc.

To Be A Soldier: Native Americans From Minnesota And Wisconsin Participate In The Civil War, Kathy J. Wilson

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

Downing, Dero Goodman, 1921-2011 (Sc 1373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1373. Letters written by Dero G. Downing as a Western Kentucky University student, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1942, and as a Navy officer, 1944-1945, to his parents, Horse Cave, Kentucky and Dunbar, West Virginia. Discusses events as a member of the WKU basketball team that played in the NCAA tournament. Includes some news of his naval life.

Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (Sc 1364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan, and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1364. Letter, 22 February 1862, written by U.S. Army surgeon William H. Githens, Birds Point, Missouri, to his wife describing conditions, especially in Cairo, Illinois, and mentioning the activity at Forts Holt and Payne across the river in Kentucky. He includes a sketch of these fortifications.

The Octofoil, August/September/October 2003, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Selected Definitions For Work In Communication And Media Studies & Selected Bibliography Of Publications In Comparative Media Studies, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek

CLCWeb Library

No abstract provided.

Peloquin, Michael David, B.1967 (Sc 1379), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1379. Letters, 2003, including a summary of his activities, written to Roland and Mary Frances Willock, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Peloquin is serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and describes military life and conflicts as an army engineer.

The Octofoil, May/June/July 2003, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

164th Infantry News: March 2003, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

March 2003 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 24 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

The Octofoil, March/April 2003, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Blankenship, Jerry Wayne, B. 1944 (Sc 1400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1400. Letters, 1965-1968, written by U.S. Air Force pilot Jerry Wayne Blankenship to his parents Vestal and Verda Blankenship of Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes military life stateside as well as his Vietnamese experiences. Includes photos of Blankenship.

Review Of "A Fraternity Of Arms: America & France In The Great War" By Robert B. Bruce., Jennifer D. Keene

History Faculty Articles and Research

This is a review of Robert B. Bruce's "A Fraternity of Arms: American & France in the Great War."