{"id":4696,"date":"2008-09-23T13:20:01","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T17:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/v3\/?p=4696"},"modified":"2008-09-23T13:20:01","modified_gmt":"2008-09-23T17:20:01","slug":"history-museum-exhibit-features-sheridan-troop-photos-b-17-model-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/?p=4696","title":{"rendered":"History Museum exhibit features  Sheridan Troop photos, B-17 model plane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4696 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/?attachment_id=4699'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/hm-exhibitw-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/?attachment_id=4700'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/hm-picturesw-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/?attachment_id=4701'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/hm-planew-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Sixty-seven years ago, Tyrone residents gathered along Pennsylvania Avenue to show support and say their farewells to a group of men setting out to answer their country\u2019s call. These men were a part of the Sheridan Troop, Troop B, 104th Cavalry.<br \/>\nOnce again, residents will gather on Wednesday, September 24 as the 69 soldiers from Det. 1 Charlie Company 2-112th Infantry (SBCT) march through town from the Tyrone Armory to Gray-Veterans Field where a short ceremony will take place. The following day, these local National Guard troops will be deployed for training and then to the Middle East.<br \/>\nFollowing the parade and ceremony, everyone is invited to stop by the Tyrone History Museum where an exhibit has been set up this weekend featuring photographs of the Sheridan Troop\u2019s farewell march, as well as a model B-17 plane.<br \/>\nThe exhibit features over a dozen photographs of the troops marching through town. These photos were recently donated to the Tyrone Area Historical Society by Dr. Robert Barnes, son of Dr. Russel Barnes.<br \/>\nTyrone Area Historical Society president Nancy Smith thought tomorrow\u2019s send-off would be a great opportunity to unveil this exhibit. The museum is open Wednesdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.<br \/>\nThe Sheridan Troop\u2019s journey 67 years ago began on January 14, 1941 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt placed all federally recognized National Guard on active duty for military training for a period of one year. The order provided for prompt mobilization of all units involved.<br \/>\nTroop B was ordered into active federal military service on February 17, 1941.<br \/>\nIn the early morning on March 1, 1941, the troops marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, amid the crowd of onlookers, making their way to the train station. There they boarded two coaches, one baggage car and three horse cars, taking all of their horses and equipment.<br \/>\nThe men were on their way to the Indiantown Gap Military Reservation.<br \/>\nAlong with the photographs, there is also a model of a B-17 \u201cFlying Fortress\u201d from World War II which was constructed from a kit by Davidlee J. Kelley.<br \/>\nKelley, who currently resides at Epworth Manor, said he chose to put together the B-17 for some other gentlemen living at the home.<br \/>\nAccording to Kelley, Wallace Burkett piloted a B-17 for over 50 missions while serving in WWII and Robert Keatley was a gunner on a B-17.<br \/>\n\u201cI built the B-17 because Wallace flew over 50 missions in one of those,\u201d said Kelley, adding Keatley also spent a lot of time on this type of plane.<br \/>\n\u201cThese guys spent a lot of time in those planes for our country, and I thought they would enjoy seeing one,\u201d said Kelley.<br \/>\nAll three veterans are residents of Epworth Manor, Tyrone.<br \/>\nKelley, who is a veteran of the Korean War, was stationed in Alaska. He enjoys building model planes and created the B-17 out of Balsa wood and paper.<br \/>\nThe B-17 on loan to the museum took about three and a half months to complete.<br \/>\nKelley also makes wooden airplanes and a five-car train which he donates to Toys for Tots each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixty-seven years ago, Tyrone residents gathered along Pennsylvania Avenue to show support and say their farewells to a group of men setting out to answer their country\u2019s call. These men were a part of the Sheridan Troop, Troop B, 104th Cavalry. Once again, residents will gather on Wednesday, September 24 as the 69 soldiers from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area","category-excerpts-from-the-tyrone-daily-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}