Scouts BSA

Troop 29


Troop 29's History

Troop 29 - 70 Year

A Long and Honored Tradition

Few troops survive longer than 25 years and get to wear a special year "bar" above the troop number on their uniform. Troop 29 is honored to wear a 70 year bar signifying 65 years of continuous existence. As a point of fact if it hadn't been for two breaks in Troop 29's history, one in 1920, and one in 1946, we might even be able to claim a longer heritage since the troop was originally founded in 1919!

Troop 29 Phoenix This isn't to suggest that the last 65 years have all been smooth sailing. Like any troop we have had good years and lean years as interest and leadership ebbed and flowed. In fact our troop emblem - the Phoenix - is a result of some lean years. Several years ago Troop 29 was down to only 4 scouts; not enough to charter for another year. Another local troop saw a fellow troop sliding toward oblivion and a group of those scouts decided to transfer into Troop 29. Thus Troop 29 "arose from the ashes" like the Phoenix of old.

The boys liked the Phoenix story and thought it fitting, so they adopted the Phoenix as their Troop emblem. With hard work the PLC has nurtured the 'baby phoenix' they saw rise from the ashes and have made Troop 29 one of the largest and strongest units in the Blue Hen District.

Eagle Scout Roster

"Once an Eagle always an Eagle" The title of Eagle Scout is held for life. There are no ex-Eagles; you either are - or you aren't. Being an Eagle is as much the state of mind that comes with adopting the Scout Oath and Law as a part of you as it is earning the merit badges or doing the project.

The honor of becoming an Eagle Scout has always carried with it a special significance, not only in Scouting but also within higher education, business or industry, and within the community. The award is a performance-based achievement whose standards have been well-maintained over the years. Eagle Scouts represent dedication, perseverance, and Scouting at its very best.

  • In 2024, the 114th anniversary of Eagle Scouts, 28,354 Scouts earned the rank.
  • The average number of project hours per Eagle Scout last year was 130.6 hours.
  • In 2024, the average age of boys earning the Eagle Scout rank was 17.4 years old.
  • From 1912 to 2023 - more than 2.6 million Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank.

Troop 29 honors those Eagle Scouts that have been a part of this unit by preserving their names for future scouts within the Troop to look toward as a model and a goal to aspire toward. We do NOT forget our Eagles. The spirit of the Eagle joined with the Phoenix lives within each of these men.

Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Eagle Scout Medal

  1. Matthew Fletcher - 2026
  2. Tyler Messick - 2025
  3. Felix John - 2025
  4. Timothy Situ - 2025
  5. Austin Ramirez - 2025
  6. Ethan Rudy - 2025
  7. Riley Gilpin - 2025
  8. Tyler Quaintance - 2025
  9. Shiddharth Murugesan - 2025
  10. Luke Williams - 2025
  11. Nathan Chiou - 2024
  12. Andrew Ou - 2024
  13. Evan Hawley - 2024
  14. Aiden Hawley - 2024
  15. A.J. Lawson - 2024
  16. Christopher Guckenberger - 2024
  17. Rian Salter - 2024
  18. Brett Cressman - 2023
  19. Jeremiah Rayban - 2023
  20. Magnus Culley - 2023
  21. Sal Nicoletti - 2023
  22. Casey Paproth - 2023
  23. Jonathan Kalla - 2023
  24. Joshua Walsh - 2022
  25. Owen Thomas - 2022
  26. Logan Hahn - 2022
  27. William Worrall - 2022
  28. David Howard - 2022
  29. Andrew Kedash - 2022
  30. Ben Carroll - 2021
  31. Joel Harrold-Mansk - 2021
  32. Seth Freer - 2021
  33. Jack Rudy - 2021
  34. Sean McDermott - 2021
  35. Skylar Slaten - 2021
  36. Sean Hoopes - 2020
  37. Matthew Buczik - 2020
  38. Matthew Guckenberger - 2020
  39. Evan Sharp - 2020
  40. David Seeman - 2020
  41. Charles Sykora - 2020
  42. Ryan McWalter - 2020
  43. Andrew Embley - 2020
  44. James Walsh - 2020
  45. David Akins - 2020
  46. Ty Weir - 2019
  47. Connor Miller - 2019
  48. Toby Bulk - 2019
  49. Tommy Mauk - 2019
  50. Tyler Suchyj - 2018
  51. Sam Freer - 2018
  52. John Hoopes - 2018
  53. Kyle Lank - 2018
  54. Patrick Brady - 2018
  55. Danny Nakamura - 2018
  56. Sean McMann - 2018
  57. Joe Hackman - 2018
  58. Tuckerman Kunz - 2017
  59. Brian Akins - 2017
  60. Abhishek Tippabhatla - 2017
  61. Damian Whyte - 2016
  62. Ezra Carmody - 2016
  63. Michael Lan - 2016
  64. David Lank - 2016
  65. Alex Tam - 2016
  66. Aidan King - 2016
  67. Jack Bulk - 2015
  68. Drew Kobasa - 2015
  69. Donald Kerr - 2015
  70. Micah Freer - 2015
  71. Parker Phipps - 2014
  72. Christopher Owen - 2014
  73. Jasper Lee - 2014
  74. Michael Mariner - 2014
  75. Austin Spencer - 2014
  76. Hunter Suchyj - 2014
  77. Kyle Carrick - 2014
  78. Bryce Fender - 2013
  79. Matthew O'Brien - 2013
  80. Henry Paul - 2013
  81. Brandon Cordova - 2013
  82. Will Feuerhake - 2013
  83. David Fender - 2013
  84. Richie Lou - 2012
  85. Dakota Sams - 2012
  86. Peter Coyle - 2012
  87. Thomas Walker - 2012
  88. Kyle Garbacz - 2012
  89. Matthew Lan - 2012
  90. Matthew Schmittle - 2012
  91. John Lucas McNamara - 2012
  92. Malachi Champion - 2012
  93. Daniel Johns - 2012
  94. Matthew Walker - 2010
  95. Brandon Spencer - 2010
  96. Adam Osienski - 2010
  97. Shawn Fedetz - 2010
  98. Matthew Eitler - 2010
  99. Curtis Ramsey - 2009
  100. Brock Sumner - 2009
  101. Alex Gidumal - 2009
  102. P.J.Succoso - 2009
  103. Joseph Dise - 2007
  104. Brian Thomas - 2006
  105. Douglas St. Amand - 2003
  106. Christopher Cullis - 2001
  107. Andrew Bonis - 2001
  108. Daniel Richards - 1998
  109. John Aiello - 1998
  110. Christopher Williams - 1997
  111. Gregory Gilbert - 1996
  112. Keith McCallister - 1994
  113. Eric McCallister - 1994
  114. Richard Gilpin - 1994
  115. Jason Leach - 1990
  116. Kenneth Kaser - 1986
  117. Patrick Brown - 1986
  118. Joh Welch - 1985
  119. Michael Shellenbarger - 1985
  120. David Shellenbarger - 1985
  121. Zane Shellenbarger - 1983
  122. Boyce Bolton - 1983
  123. Tlaurent Cash - 1981
  124. Thomas DuPlessis - 1980
  125. Geoffrey Auer - 1979
  126. Keith Mathre - 1978
  127. Ralph Body - 1978
  128. Edwards Miller - 1977
  129. Donald Patterson - 1975
  130. Martin Hoenigmann - 1974
  131. Rob (George) Hilty - 1974
  132. Douglas Trost - 1973
  133. Thomas Orlofsky - 1973
  134. Glenn Matlack - 1973
  135. Roger Gilbert - 1973
  136. John Douglass - 1973
  137. Stephen Armstrong - 1972
  138. L.Edward Phillips - 1971
  139. Robert Mack - 1971
  140. Thomas Leach - 1971
  141. Blair Culpeper - 1970
  142. James Frick - 1969
  143. Richard Githens, III - 1968
  144. David Culpeper - 1968
  145. James Ashby - 1967
  146. Gilbert Leigh - 1967
  147. Roger Schranz - 1967
  148. Gerald Albert - 1966
  149. Jeffrey Bowen - 1965
  150. John Frick - 1965
  151. John Graham, Jr. - 1965
  152. William Leedy - 1965
  153. Allan Graham - 1964
  154. Ralph Jordan - 1964
  155. James Kneisley - 1964
  156. Michael Levy - 1963
  157. Charles Moore - 1963
  158. Randall Jarmon - 1962
  159. Gerald McFarren - 1962
  160. William Reinhardt - 1962
  161. Erich Briggs - 1960
  162. Richard Minich - 1960
  163. Joe Reinhardt - 1960
  164. Bob Kneisley - 1959
  165. Arnold Levy - 1959
  166. Larry Kneisley - 1958
  167. Frank Gillespie III - 1956
  168. Leonard Williams, Jr. - 1956
  169. Richard Viman - 1955
  170. John Dallemolle - 1955

    Grace Baptist Church

  171. Morgan Homewood - 1940
  172. Warner Merrill, Jr. - 1938
  173. Ivan Herr, Jr. - 1935
  174. Juan Kerr, Jr. - 1934
  175. Willard Sandeson, Jr. - 1934
  176. Edwin Manchester - 1933
  177. Robert Cooke - 1932


Historic Eagle Scouts

Troop 29 Scoutmasters


Red Clay Creek

2024 - Curr Craig Hall
2022 - 2024 Mike Hawley
2021 - 2022 John McNamara
2021 - 2021 David Kedash
2018 - 2021 John McNamara
2008 - 2018 Randy Spencer
2007 - 2008 Robb Lyall
2002 - 2007 Brian Miller
2000 - 2002 Dave Kirk
1998 - 2000 Frank Vucic
1995 - 1998 Geoffrey Rodgers
1987 - 1995 Carl(Tip) McCallister
1983 - 1987 R.M. Shellenbarger
1978 - 1983 Bill Bolton
1977 - 1978 David Evans
1975 - 1977 William Berger
1968 - 1975 Robert Schirmer
1965 - 1968 Luther Cauthren
1954 - 1965 Ralph Schranz
1953 - 1954 Edward Smith

Grace Baptist Church

1943 - 1946 E.M. Todd
1940 - 1943 Frasiar Montgomery
1930 - 1940 William Oliver
1929 - 1930 Meredith Starett
1928 - 1929 William Davidson, Jr.

Red Clay Creek

1919 - 1920 Robert Walker

DelMarVa Coucil Patch

Troop 29 Sponsors and Districts

Sponsor & District: From: To:
Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church
Millcreek & McKennans Church Road - Marshalton, DE.
Marshalton, Delaware 1919 1920
Grace Baptist Church
Vandever Avenue & Church Street - Wilmington, DE.
Wilmington, DE 1928 1946
Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church
Millcreek & McKennans Church Road - Wilmington, DE.
Cooch's Bridge District 1953 1956
Capitol Trail District 1957 1977
Brandywine District 1978 1990
Lenape District 1991 1993
Freedom Trail District 1993 2010
Powder Mill District 2010 2025
Blue Hen District 2025 curr.