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

Gerald "Jerry" P. Curtis

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

1. Gerald "Jerry" P. Curtis Marker

Inscription. Corporal
U.S. Marine Corps
Cuban Missile Crisis
2nd Marine Division, 2nd AntiTank Battalion

Embarked with H&S Co., 2nd Ant/Tank Bn. aboard the USS Rankin during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he was also privleged to serve at Marine Barracks, 8th & 1, Washington, DC as a member of the Ceremonial Guard Company's Silent Drill Platoon & Camp David Security Detail. He provided security for Presidents Eisenhower & Kennedy, security for President Eisenhower for six weeks at the summer White House, Newport, RI and was a guard at President Kennedy's 1961 Inauguration.

Enlisted: 08 Sep 1959 - Discharged: 17 Sep 1965

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 42° 18.598′ 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

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Southern Tier.

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: Gottlieb Ackeret, Jr. (here, next to this marker); John Allen Wittkamper (here, next to this marker); Paul James Longwell (here, next to this marker); Derwin Basil Anderson (here, next to this marker); Scott Seizo Doi (here, next to this marker); Theron Robert "Bob" Stringer (here, next to this marker); Payne-World War II (here, next to this marker); Wesley J. Anderson (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

2. Gerald "Jerry" P. Curtis 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 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 12 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.