Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Richard W. "Rick" Halbert
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Richard W. "Rick" Halbert Marker
Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Rick trained in Artillery Fire Direction Control requiring math expertise where he relayed fire mission data to the 105mm Howitzers. While on Okinawa he shipped out to Mt. Fuji, Japan and the Philippines where he also served in a 50 caliber machine gun crew. While aboard the USS Juneau (LPD-10) he deployed to Vietnam for the Easter offensive of 1972. Later at Camp Lejeune he was with a 155mm mechanized battery where the unit sallied twice to Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Enlisted 17 February 1971 at Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC-Honorably Discharged 28 February 1973 at Camp Lejeune, NC
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 42° 18.604′ N, 75° 24.256′ W. Memorial is in Sidney, New York, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of River Street and New York State Route 8, on the left when traveling east on River Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 113 River Street, Sidney NY 13838, United States of
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Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Donald Andre "Andy" Ouimet (here, next to this marker); Erin Michael Hodges (here, next to this marker); The Abbot Family (here, next to this marker); Willard J. "Billy Joe" Decker (here, next to this marker); Robert Palmer Adee (here, next to this marker); Paul Edward Clune (here, next to this marker); Richard Lewis "Dick" Barnes (here, next to this marker); The Brundege's (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. Richard W. "Rick" Halbert Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
3. Memorial Wall 2
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
4. Sidney Veterans Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 19, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
