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Anthony P. Barber

 
 
Anthony P. Barber Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Anthony P. Barber Marker
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Staff Sergeant, U. S. Air Force
54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Med)
Weather, Andersen AFB Guam

An Aviation Mechanic (Engine & Airframe), Tony maintained and new the WB-29 out of Guam monitoring weather, typhoons and nuclear tests from two Jima and Okinawa to Korea.

Enlisted 27 Sep 1948 at Stewart Field. Newburgh, NY
Discharged 22 Aug 1952 at Kelly AFB, TX

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
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: Jeffrey Lynn Hendrickson (here, next to this marker); William Henry Kent, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Herbert S. "Herbie" Greene (here, next to this marker); Herring Family (here, next to this marker); Stanley Llewellyn Nordberg (here, next to this marker); Wallace Henry "Ike" Crosby, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Carl E. Daniels
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(here, next to this marker); Robert H. "Bob" Chantler (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.
 
Anthony P. Barber Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. Anthony P. Barber Marker
Anthony P. Barber Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
3. Anthony P. Barber Marker
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 December 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 22, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 7, 2026