Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Delbert Gordon Searle
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Delbert Gordon Searle Marker
Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division
Corporal Searle was a Jeep Driver and Field Wireman with his unit. On 6 December 1950, during the withdrawal from Hagaru-ri near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, Delbert was wounded in the leg and put in a convoy of trucks. The convoy was later ambushed and he was listed as Missing In Action. Delbert was presumed dead on 31 December 1963; however, his remains were never recovered. He was the 1st Korean War casualty from Sidney.
Enlisted in October 1999-Missing in Action December 1950-Presumed Dead 31 December 1953
Commemorated in perpetuity at the Honolulu Memorial Park, Honolulu, Hawall
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 42° 18.6′ 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 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 in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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: Crisell Brothers (here, next to this marker); Jon Arlyn Brush (here, next to this marker); O. Frank DeLorenzo
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. Delbert Gordon Searle Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
3. Memorial Wall 3
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
4. Sidney Veterans Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
