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

William Paul "Bill" Greene

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

1. William Paul "Bill" Greene Marker

Inscription. Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
World War II & Korean Era
6th &1st Amphibian Tractor Battalions
1st Marine Division

An amphibian tractor crewman, mortar man and machine gunner, Bill fought on Peleliu and Okinawa and served in China during WWII. Discharged after WWII he was recalled to active duty for the Korean conflict where he drove Jeeps and trucks at MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Enlisted 23 Dec 1943, Syracuse, NY
Honorably Discharged 7 Sep 1951, Camp Lejeune, NC

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II.

Location. 42° 18.599′ N, 75° 24.262′ 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

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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: Donald E. Atkinson (here, next to this marker); Cecil Wesley Fitzgerald (here, next to this marker); Myles Joseph Harrington (here, next to this marker); Ralph Elwin Rice (here, next to this marker); John F. Winn (here, next to this marker); Dolan Seymour (here, next to this marker); Kenneth Lionel Morin (here, next to this marker); William P. "Bill" Hitt (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

2. William Paul "Bill" Greene 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 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 13, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.