Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ralph Harold "Butler" Simmons
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Ralph Harold "Butler" Simmons Marker
Company "C", 812th Tank Destroyer Battalion
An armorer originally with the 812th. Butler later served and fought with tank destroyer units in the Central European Theater where he maintained the defensive covering, tracks and guns on their armored vehicles.
Inducted 25 November 1942 at Utica, NY - Honorably Discharged 25 February 1946. Ft. Dix. NJ
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 42° 18.598′ 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: Leonard Family (here, next to this marker); Richard Ralph Riesen (here, next to this marker); Donald Murray Logan (here, next to this marker); The Doolittle Family (here, next to this marker); Robert D. "Doug" Wheeler (here, next to this marker); William "Bill" Leopold DeCocker (here, next to this marker); Ronald S. "Ron" Rossini
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. Ralph Harold "Butler" Simmons 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 November 4, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
