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

Alfred W. Gilbertsen

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

1. Alfred W. Gilbertsen Marker

Inscription. Specialist Five, U. S. Army
86th Ordinance Company (DS), Ft. Devens, MA

Alfred served as an auto mechanic, company driver and mail clerk.

Drafted 12 October 1960, Manhattan, NY
Honorably Discharged 30 September 1966 at PL. Devens, MA

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

Location. 42° 18.599′ N, 75° 24.263′ 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bruce Launt Alexander (here, next to this marker); Roelle - World War II (here, next to this marker); Bruce Edgar Silvernail (here, next to this marker); Dickson Family (here, next to this marker); Richard Walton Schlafer (here, next to this marker); Levi Hanford Olmstead (here, next to this marker); Robert Carl Patterson (here, next to this marker); Alfred Ernest Horlitz, Jr. (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

Sidney Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023

2. Sidney Veterans Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.