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Mark Thomas "Simbo" Simmons

 
 
Mark Thomas "Simbo" Simmons Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Mark Thomas "Simbo" Simmons Marker
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Petty Officer 3rd Class, U. S. Navy
U.S. Naval Stations Guantanamo Bay, Cuba & Sigonella, Italy

A Navy SEABEE and Construction Electrician, "Simbo" served and worked in the Public Works Department at both duty stations where he was responsible for installation, maintenance and repair of the electrical infrastructure, including electrical services and emergency power generation. While at GITMO he was also assigned Temporary Additional Duty with the Security Department during the Cuban migrant crisis.

Enlisted 20 April 1993, Sidney, NY - Honorably Discharged 19 November 1997, Naval Station Norfolk, VA

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
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: Robert Martin McDuffey (here, next to this marker); Warren Murray Vollert (here, next to this marker); The Panaro Family - World War II (here, next to this marker); John Smith
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(here, next to this marker); Jump Brothers - Vietnam & Era (here, next to this marker); Herring Family (here, next to this marker); Stanley Llewellyn Nordberg (here, next to this marker); Wilbur Roberto Smith (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.
 
Mark Thomas "Simbo" Simmons Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. Mark Thomas "Simbo" Simmons 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 November 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 9 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.
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Jun. 7, 2026