Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Robert H. "Bob" Chantler
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Robert H. "Bob" Chantler Marker
USS Heyward L. Edwards (DD-663)
Enlisting at the age of 17 which required the signature of both parents, Bob trained as a Sonar Technician and served aboard the Edwards, a Fletcher class destroyer, and saw action and participated in the battles at Saipan, Tinian, Peleliu, Leyte, Suriago Strait, Luzon, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Enlisted 31 August 1943, Oneonta, NY - Honorably Discharged 18 March 1946, US Naval Base, Bremerton, WA
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 42° 18.599′ N, 75° 24.258′ 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: Fred B. "Lucky" Cutler (here, next to this marker); Carl E. Daniels (here, next to this marker); Jeffrey Lynn Hendrickson (here, next to this marker); William Henry Kent, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Anthony P. Barber (here, next to this marker);
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. Robert H. "Bob" Chantler 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 November 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
