Cortland in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cortland County Vietnam War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2018
1. Cortland County Vietnam War Memorial
Dedicated to
Cortland County Veterans
R.I.P.
SGT. R. William Byrnes - U.S.A.
U.T.C.N. John Phillip Vandusen - U.S.N.
SP/5 Ernest Melvin Plattner - U.S.A.
Sgt. John A. Patriarco Jr. - U.S.A.F.
SP/4 Bishop Baranowski U.S.A.
HM/3 Robert Victor Moore U.S.N.
SP/4 Darrell A. Cameron U.S.A.
CPL. Joseph A. Cerio - U.S.A.
PFC. Charles K. Ruderbaugh - U.S.M.
SP/4 Clifford R. Osterhoudt - U.S.A.
Capt. William J. Phelps - U.S.A.F.
Sgt. First Class Douglas J. Glover - U.S.A.
Vietnam Casualties
CPL. James Galutz - U.S.M.C.
CPL. Thomas M. Goodrich - U.S.M.C.
PFC. Charles F. Buff - U.S.A.
CPL. Eugene Henry - U.S.M.C.
SP/4 Carl A. Shutt Jr. - U.S.A.
PFC Charles Patrick Scarano - U.S.A.
1ST. LT. David Allen Paddock - U.S.A.
PFC. Clifford L. Eaton - U.S.M.C.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.
Location. 42° 35.951′ N, 76° 10.624′ W. Memorial is in Cortland, New York, in Cortland County. It is at the intersection of Church Street (U.S. 11) and Court Street, on the left when traveling south
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Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Central New York. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); Cortland County World War I Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); Cortland County World War II Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); Cortland County Women Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cortland County Civil War Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); American Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. James W. Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2018
2. Cortland County Vietnam War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2018
3. Cortland County Vietnam War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2018
4. Cortland County Vietnam War Memorial
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 8, 2025
5. Cortland County Vietnam War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 946 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on October 15, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.
