Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Richard Michiels

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

1. Richard Michiels Marker

Inscription. Sergeant, U. S. Marine Corps- WIA, Vietnam War
Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Division, RVN

Expert rifleman, leader, and purple heart recipient, Richard participated in many operations against insurgent Viet Cong communist forces while serving in Vietnam. His final active duty assignment prior to discharge was with MP Company, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Enlisted 4 February 1966, Brooklyn, NY-Honorably discharged 23 January 1972, Camp Lejeune, NC

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 42° 18.605′ N, 75° 24.257′ 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 America. Touch for directions.

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

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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: Edward L. "Eddie" Searles, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Alden Grant Mulwane (here, next to this marker); Sean Lee Marcellus (here, next to this marker); Burdick Family (here, next to this marker); Edwin Joseph "Ed" Frazier (here, next to this marker); Michael Spaccaforno (here, next to this marker); The Johnson Family (here, next to this marker); David Raymond Doucet (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 Michiels Marker

Memorial Wall 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

3. Memorial Wall 2

Sidney Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

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 140 times since then and 7 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.