Akron in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Summit County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

"They gave their lives for us"

Photographed By Craig Doda, July 2, 2022

1. Summit County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Summit County Vietnam Veterans Memorial. "They gave their lives for us". , Walter J. Nerad, Jr. . Ted Neura . Paul Haltsley, III . George H. Frazee . Frank Wilson . Gene T. Davis . La Valle E. Carlton . Michael M. Medley . Ronald M. Cantor . Billy O. Deweese I . Wilbur G. Wise . Stanley K. Semler . Richard Webster . Jesse E. Peterson . Dallas E. Hickman . Frederick Wentz . William E. Border . Wayne H. Rowland . Jack D. Lynn . Richard D. Hogarth . Joseph F. Rosato . Joseph S. Vesely, Jr. . James Aydlett . William L. Douglas, Jr. . Robert D. Stepanov . Andrew M. Kea . Andrew M. Sherman, Jr. . Peter Bingham . Ray Walter Holeman . Timothy M. Kranshan . Charles L. Boling . David R. Wagener . Thomas R. Murphy . Carl D. Hoffman . David Keith Deen . William H. Bator . Joseph M: Zagorskl . Jack Wilbur . Denn'S Nicola . Howard Barden . Glenn W. Apple . Owen R. Emery . Paul L. Stewart . Thomas E. Smith . Richard Lee Taylor . William D. Early . Jerry E. Gorney . Harry Hendricks . Leonard V. Tedesco . Michael T. Shehl . Allen Jessee Ward . Jerry Beley . Donald Middleton . Jerry Wynne . James E. Lightfoot . John M. Faubion . Wilbert G. Tenney . Ralph W. Brower . David Earl Calkins . Thomas E. Ball, Jr. . Earl M. Freeman . Robert Weller . John W. Terrell . Tommy R. Thompson . David R. Gifford . Robert Stolz . Henderson D. Sco . John P. Burgess . James M. Hauck . James Garry Mille . Douglas W. Doody . William M. Daniels . Thomas Ross . Joseph Sobczak . Erwin B. 'Bruce' Sims . Stephen J. Bobkovich . Gary Lee Jatich . Wesley L. Woodford . James L. Russell . James A. Patton . Terrance R. Billings . Clifford L. Williams . Ernest C. Kerr, Jr. . Edward Towslee . William E. Maxwell . Eddie J. White . Robert H. Dabel . George Spak, Jr. . William A. Jateff . Larry L. Mitchell . George T. Walker . Clifford Lee Carpenter . Walter E. Ellis . Willie B. Richmond III . Ralph R. Collins III . Shelby Cooley . Frank Nestich . Edward R. Clay . Jack Rittichier . J. Douglas Fazzino . Paul Oliver Harmon Jr. . Darrell C. Mizner . John A. Combs . Donald R. Hoffman . Harold Sigmon . William Blair . Charles E. Wilcox . John Wilson . William Donald . William Albert Harrison . Donald Edwin Saunders . Gary L. Dobbins . Michael C. Kolarov . Larry R. Moree . Joseph E. Guenther . Michael D. Paonessa . Joseph Ferro . Maurice G. Newman . David E. Hoffert . David G. Lengyel . Donald F. Cornell . George F. Johnson . Curtis Sharp, Jr. . Armour D. Wilcox III . Alvin W. Robertson . John L. Henderson . Richard T. Culp . Thomas James Shafer . John Joseph Seery . Wayne R. Heiser . Jerry Dishman . Glenn R. Stair . Thomas Arthur Ross . Richard L. Porter . E. Cue Davidson, Jr. . Hugh F. Lynch . Paul A. Brouse . Dana L. Miller . Mark Joseph Giron . Marcus R. (Randy) Byous . Darrell C. West . Charles E. Wilcox . John Wilson . William E. Cue . Donald Davidson, Jr. . William Albert Harrison . Donald Edwin Saunders . Gary L. Dobbins . Michael C. Kolarov . Larry R. Moree . Joseph E. Guenther . Michael D. Paonessa . Joseph Ferro . Maurice G. Newman . David E. Hoffert . David G. Lengyel . Donald F. Cornell . George F. Johnson . Curtis Sharp, Jr. . Armour D. Wilcox III . Alvin W. Robertson . John L. Henderson . Richard T. Culp . Thomas James Shafer . John Joseph Seery . Wayne R. Heiser . Jerry Dishman . Glenn R. Stair . Thomas Arthur Ross . Richard L. Porter . Hugh F. Lynch . Paul A. Brouse . Dana L. Miller . Mark Joseph Giron . Marcus R. (Randy) Byous . Darrell C. West . Donald J. Malicek . Alan P. Strazzanti . Carl T. Cahill . Gerald Hyatt . Theodus M. Stanley . Larry G. Marsh . Joseph Alan Lofton . Benedict Joseph Linnen III . Richard Scott Mcfarland . Robert Sombati . James V. Vinciguerra . Paul Eric Lees . John Barness . Robert F. Dice . Clayton D. Whitcher . Walter C. Bartley, Jr. . Roy A. Petty, Jr. . Charles E. Hann . Robert Radcliff . Michael R. Kempel . Ray Arnett, Jr. . Richard J. Knickerbocher . Dennis Smith . Ronald Fisher . William S. Glenn Sr. . Richard Morgan . Edward M. Ball . Charles A. Lewis . David D. Campbell . Randy Fleshman . Joseph Savich, Jr. . John F. Brzuski . Robert L. Collins . James A. Gazdagh

Walter J. Nerad, Jr. • Ted Neura • Paul Haltsley, III • George H. Frazee • Frank Wilson • Gene T. Davis • La Valle E. Carlton • Michael M. Medley • Ronald M. Cantor • Billy O. Deweese I • Wilbur G. Wise • Stanley K. Semler • Richard Webster • Jesse E. Peterson • Dallas E. Hickman • Frederick Wentz • William E. Border • Wayne H. Rowland • Jack D. Lynn • Richard D. Hogarth • Joseph F. Rosato • Joseph S. Vesely, Jr. • James Aydlett • William L. Douglas, Jr. • Robert D. Stepanov • Andrew M. Kea • Andrew M. Sherman, Jr. • Peter Bingham • Ray Walter Holeman • Timothy M. Kranshan • Charles L. Boling • David R. Wagener • Thomas R. Murphy • Carl D. Hoffman • David Keith Deen • William H. Bator • Joseph M: Zagorskl • Jack Wilbur • Denn'S Nicola • Howard Barden • Glenn W. Apple • Owen R. Emery • Paul L. Stewart • Thomas E. Smith • Richard Lee Taylor • William D. Early • Jerry E. Gorney • Harry Hendricks • Leonard V. Tedesco • Michael T. Shehl • Allen Jessee Ward • Jerry Beley • Donald Middleton • Jerry Wynne • James E. Lightfoot • John M. Faubion • Wilbert G. Tenney • Ralph W. Brower • David Earl Calkins • Thomas E. Ball, Jr. • Earl M. Freeman • Robert Weller • John W. Terrell • Tommy R. Thompson • David R. Gifford

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• Robert Stolz • Henderson D. Sco • John P. Burgess • James M. Hauck • James Garry Mille • Douglas W. Doody • William M. Daniels • Thomas Ross • Joseph Sobczak • Erwin B. 'Bruce' Sims • Stephen J. Bobkovich • Gary Lee Jatich • Wesley L. Woodford • James L. Russell • James A. Patton • Terrance R. Billings • Clifford L. Williams • Ernest C. Kerr, Jr. • Edward Towslee • William E. Maxwell • Eddie J. White • Robert H. Dabel • George Spak, Jr. • William A. Jateff • Larry L. Mitchell • George T. Walker • Clifford Lee Carpenter • Walter E. Ellis • Willie B. Richmond III • Ralph R. Collins III • Shelby Cooley • Frank Nestich • Edward R. Clay • Jack Rittichier • J. Douglas Fazzino • Paul Oliver Harmon Jr. • Darrell C. Mizner • John A. Combs • Donald R. Hoffman • Harold Sigmon • William Blair • Charles E. Wilcox • John Wilson • William Donald • William Albert Harrison • Donald Edwin Saunders • Gary L. Dobbins • Michael C. Kolarov • Larry R. Moree • Joseph E. Guenther • Michael D. Paonessa • Joseph Ferro • Maurice G. Newman • David E. Hoffert • David G. Lengyel • Donald F. Cornell • George F. Johnson • Curtis Sharp, Jr. • Armour D. Wilcox III • Alvin W. Robertson • John L. Henderson • Richard T. Culp • Thomas James Shafer • John Joseph Seery • Wayne R. Heiser •

Photographed By Craig Doda, July 2, 2022

2. Summit County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Jerry Dishman • Glenn R. Stair • Thomas Arthur Ross • Richard L. Porter • E. Cue Davidson, Jr. • Hugh F. Lynch • Paul A. Brouse • Dana L. Miller • Mark Joseph Giron • Marcus R. (Randy) Byous • Darrell C. West • Charles E. Wilcox • John Wilson • William E. Cue • Donald Davidson, Jr. • William Albert Harrison • Donald Edwin Saunders • Gary L. Dobbins • Michael C. Kolarov • Larry R. Moree • Joseph E. Guenther • Michael D. Paonessa • Joseph Ferro • Maurice G. Newman • David E. Hoffert • David G. Lengyel • Donald F. Cornell • George F. Johnson • Curtis Sharp, Jr. • Armour D. Wilcox III • Alvin W. Robertson • John L. Henderson • Richard T. Culp • Thomas James Shafer • John Joseph Seery • Wayne R. Heiser • Jerry Dishman • Glenn R. Stair • Thomas Arthur Ross • Richard L. Porter • Hugh F. Lynch • Paul A. Brouse • Dana L. Miller • Mark Joseph Giron • Marcus R. (Randy) Byous • Darrell C. West • Donald J. Malicek • Alan P. Strazzanti • Carl T. Cahill • Gerald Hyatt • Theodus M. Stanley • Larry G. Marsh • Joseph Alan Lofton • Benedict Joseph Linnen III • Richard Scott Mcfarland • Robert Sombati • James V. Vinciguerra • Paul Eric Lees • John Barness • Robert F. Dice • Clayton D. Whitcher • Walter C. Bartley, Jr. • Roy A. Petty, Jr. • Charles E. Hann • Robert Radcliff

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• Michael R. Kempel • Ray Arnett, Jr. • Richard J. Knickerbocher • Dennis Smith • Ronald Fisher • William S. Glenn Sr. • Richard Morgan • Edward M. Ball • Charles A. Lewis • David D. Campbell • Randy Fleshman • Joseph Savich, Jr. • John F. Brzuski • Robert L. Collins • James A. Gazdagh

Erected by Operation Concern Program.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 41° 4.734′ N, 81° 31.084′ W. Marker is in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. Memorial is on University Avenue west of South Broadway Street (Ohio Route 261), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 University Ave, Akron OH 44308, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of Arthur Snell (here, next to this marker); St. Bernard's Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); United States Synthetic Rubber Program 1939-1945 (approx. ¼ mile away); 1936 Akron Rubber Strike (approx. ¼ mile away); GG9 (approx. ¼ mile away); Contributions Of Women To Akron's Rubber Industry (approx. ¼ mile away); Contributions Of African Americans To Akron's Rubber Industry (approx. ¼ mile away); Creating Crossroads of Commerce (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Akron.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.