Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Keith Robert Weeks
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Keith Robert Weeks Marker
Although discharged from Company B. 75th Engineer Battalion, Ist US Army at Ft. George M. Meade, Keith, a power generation equipment operator and mechanic, served in Vietnam. During his tour in-country, he fought the battle at Cu Chi Airfield during the Tet Offensive that included a sapper attack destroying nine CH-47A Chinook helicopters, the rearm point, and hit the base air control tower with RPG's and small arms fire - a diversion keeping the 25th Infantry Division occupied while the North Vietnamese enemy forces slipped past toward Saigon.
Inducted 13 Feb 1968 at Ft. Dix. NJ - Honorably Discharged 11 Feb 1970, FL. George G. Meade, MD
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
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.
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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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frank Edwin Dean (here, next to this marker); The Wood Family (here, next to this marker); George William Konkle (here, next to this marker); Clifford Robert "Clif" Waldron (here, next to this marker); Charles Reginald Cole (here, next to this marker); Levi Hanford Olmstead (here, next to this marker); Russell Southworth Luce, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Bruce Launt Alexander (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. Sidney Veterans Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 17 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.
