The Sergeant York Discovery Expedition
Discovering History Through Research
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The SYDE Special Reports
Thank you for visiting the SYDE Special Reports page. This page is under construction at the moment but, when finished, will contain reports about newsworthy events related to the Sergeant York Discovery Expedition.
Coming Reports:
SYDE turns over the personal effects of Wilhelm Härer.
Originally reported as missing until two years after the end of WWI, Whilhelm Härer was part of the 2nd Landwehr Division, 125th Regiment under Lt. Paul August Lipp.. The plaque below is now in place at the foot of the original memorial to those lost from the town of Backnang. The personal effects were found during the building of the SGT York Historic Trail.
Artifacts go to the Center for Military History in Washington D.C.
Sergeant York battlefield artifacts to go on display in the Pentagon and museums across the United States. In February 2009, the actual artifacts recovered from where Sergeant York earned the Medal of Honor on 8 October 1918, were transferred to the Center of Military History (CMH).
Coming Reports:
SYDE turns over the personal effects of Wilhelm Härer.
Originally reported as missing until two years after the end of WWI, Whilhelm Härer was part of the 2nd Landwehr Division, 125th Regiment under Lt. Paul August Lipp.. The plaque below is now in place at the foot of the original memorial to those lost from the town of Backnang. The personal effects were found during the building of the SGT York Historic Trail.
Artifacts go to the Center for Military History in Washington D.C.
Sergeant York battlefield artifacts to go on display in the Pentagon and museums across the United States. In February 2009, the actual artifacts recovered from where Sergeant York earned the Medal of Honor on 8 October 1918, were transferred to the Center of Military History (CMH).
