Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bruce Edgar Silvernail
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Bruce Edgar Silvernail Marker
763rd Railway Operating Battalion, 69th Infantry Division
Bruce was an M1 Carbine Sharpshooter and Tool Room Keeper. He served and saw combat in Central Europe and the Rhineland, specifically France and the Battle of the Bulge. While in London Bruce was wounded when a buzz bomb hit the railroad car he was in. Later and just prior to his discharge, he was attached to Company "B", 518th Military Police Battalion.
Inducted 27 May 1943, Utica, NY - Honorably Discharged 13 April 1946, Fr. Dix, NJ
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 42° 18.599′ N, 75° 24.263′ W. Marker is in Sidney, New York, in Delaware County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 River Street, Sidney NY 13838, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At 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); Levi Hanford Olmstead (here, next to this marker); Warren Herbert Cole (here, next to this marker); The Cole Family (here, next to
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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 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
