Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gordon L. Fitzgerald

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

1. Gordon L. Fitzgerald Marker

Inscription. Private First Class, U.S. Army - World War II
Company L, 390th Infantry

An Army Scout in 4-man teams while in the Pacific Theater of operations Gordon first trained in Hawall before moving out for the fight in the South Pacific islands. At the cease fire, his Scout team was on one side of a hill while 2 companies of Japanese occupied the other side preparing to attack allied positions. At the end of the war Gordon was assigned to duties with the occupation forces in Japan where the above picture was taken.

Enlisted 28 Oct 1942, Utica, NY - Honorably Discharged 2 Feb 1946, FL. Dux, NJ

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 42° 18.598′ N, 75° 24.26′ 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.

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It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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: Louie George Wyss (here, next to this marker); Elwin Eugene Van Valkenburg (here, next to this marker); Walter Edmund Backus (here, next to this marker); Norman Howard Anderson (here, next to this marker); Dane L. Woytek (here, next to this marker); Anthony Maynard "Tonsee" Smith (here, next to this marker); Raymond Charles Downin (here, next to this marker); David Gene Stevens (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

2. Gordon L. Fitzgerald 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 December 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 17, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.