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

Kenneth Archie "Lead Dog" Taylor

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

1. Kenneth Archie "Lead Dog" Taylor Marker

Inscription. Sergeant, U. S. Army - Vietnam War
Company "E" (LRP), 20th Infantry Airborne

Ken was a highly trained member of 3rd Platoon Team 1 and called Lead Dog by his teammates. One of several combat Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols to begin operating in Vietnam, his 6-man guerrilla warfare team conducted behind enemy lines reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and reporting in the delta, jungles and mountains of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

Enlisted 25 January 1966, Albany, NY
Honorably Discharged 25 January 1969, Fort Lewis, WA

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

Location. 42° 18.599′ N, 75° 24.261′ 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,

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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: John Harmon Wittkamper (here, next to this marker); Michael Joseph Gregory, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Gerald M. "Gerry" Crandall (here, next to this marker); The Ruff Brothers (here, next to this marker); Thurston Archie Vandervort (here, next to this marker); Richard Joseph Arrandale (here, next to this marker); John Martin "Von" Von Kampen (here, next to this marker); Tracy Simeon Bowkery (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

2. Kenneth Archie "Lead Dog" Taylor 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 January 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 2, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.