Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Forest Gaylord Highland, Jr

Corporal - U.S.M.C.

— March 31, 1949 - June 26, 1970 —

Forest Gaylord Highland, Jr Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025

1. Forest Gaylord Highland, Jr Marker

Inscription.
The son of Mrs. Palma Highland of Massillon, Forest Highland was killed when a grenade exploded in front of him while he was serving with the First Marine Division in Military Region I. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was a 1967 graduate of Washington High School and a member of the First Baptist Church. Prior to entering the Marines, “Rusty," as he was known by most people, was employed by Eaton Manufacturing in Massillon. Preceded in death by his father, Forest G. Highland, Sr., in 1965, he is buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in West Melford, West Virginia.

Purple Heart • National Defense Service Medal • Vietnam Service Medal • Combat Infantry Badge • Combat Action Ribbon • Vietnam Campaign Medal

U.S.M.C. Platoon 106
Parris Island

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.

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 Southwest. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Massillon OH 44647, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Vernon Ray Riley (here, next to this marker); Gary Lee Stewart

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(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.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Viaduct image. Click for full size.

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 111 times since then and 29 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.