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Kenneth S. Paden

 
 
Kenneth S. Paden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Kenneth S. Paden Marker
Inscription.
Sergeant, U. S. Air Force
351st Strategic Missile Wing, Strategic Air Command, Whiteman Air Force Base, MO

An Information Specialist during four years of service, Ken rose to become editor of the base newspaper, the "Monitor." At the time, he was thought to be the youngest newspaper editor in the U.S. Air Force.

Enlisted 17 November 1972 - Honorably Discharged 16 November 1976

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 18.599′ 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 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: Halbert Brothers (here, next to this marker); Edwin Blaine Martin (here, next to this marker); George Michael Winn (here, next to this marker); The Smith Brothers (here, next to this marker); Paul S. Van Woert (here, next to this marker); Harry "Spyder" Bouvier (here, next to this marker); Gerard Francis McGinnis (here, next to this marker); Stuart Olin Howe (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.
 
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Kenneth S. Paden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. Kenneth S. Paden 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 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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