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

Inscription. A Corporal, U. S. Army - Korean War
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. Marker is in Sidney, New York, in Delaware County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 River Street, Sidney NY 13838, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jon Arlyn Brush (here, next to this marker); Crisell Brothers (here, next to this marker); LuVern "Fat" Holbert, Jr.

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(here, next to this marker); O. Frank DeLorenzo (here, next to this marker); Harold G. Tiffany (here, next to this marker); Kenneth Lee Haynes, Sr. / Kenneth Lee Haynes, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Nicholas Henry Mazzarella, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Douglas Irving "Doug" McKown (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

Photographed By Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

2. Delbert Gordon Searle Marker

Memorial Wall 3 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

3. Memorial Wall 3

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 October 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 11 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.