Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Vernon Ray Riley
Specialist Fourth Class - U.S. Army
| | November 15, 1948 - April 28, 1970 | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
1. Vernon Ray Riley Marker
Specialist Fourth Class Riley, husband of Marlene Taylor Riley and son of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Riley, was killed in Quang Tri Province while serving with Company P, Seventy-Fifth Infantry (Rangers), Fifth Infantry Division (Mechanized). Born in Tazewell, Virginia, Riley joined the army at age seventeen and served nearly five years before his death. He was a member of the Calvary Gospel Tablernacle of Barberton. In addition to his wife and parents, he was survived by sons Michael and Vernon, Jr.; brothers, Jason, Jessie, and Timmie Lee; and sisters, Kathy and Patricia Sue. He is buried at Brookfield Cemetery in Massillon.
Bronze Star Air Medal Army Commendation Medal Purple Heart Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Combat Infantry Badge Vietnam Campaign Medal Parachutist Badge
Erected by Disabled American Veterans Chapter 38, Joe Heinzer.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 47.596′ N, 81° 31.645′ W. Memorial is in Massillon, Ohio, in Stark County. It is at the intersection of Tremont Avenue Southwest and 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue
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Regionally, this memorial is in Amish Country and in Greater Cleveland. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forest Gaylord Highland, Jr (here, next to this marker); Gary Lee Stewart (here, next to this marker); Robert Louis Mingle (here, next to this marker); Ronald Venton Hacker (here, next to this marker); Ronald Van Stanton (a few steps from this marker); Terry Chip Welty (a few steps from this marker); John Robert Sinnock (a few steps from this marker); Richard E. Fuchs (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Massillon.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Viaduct
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
