Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Gary Lee Stewart
Specialist Fourth Class - U.S. Army
| | September 12, 1950 - June 6, 1970 | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
1. Gary Lee Stewart Marker
Specialist Fourth Class Stewart was assigned to the One Hundred First Airborne Division as a helicopter gunner when he arrived in Vietnam. After transferring to the Sixty-Third Transportation Company, Fourteenth Engineer Battalion, Eighteenth Engineer Brigade, he became a truck driver. His unit, responsible for construction and limited combat functions, came under fire in Military Region I. While seeking cover under a vehicle, he was run over and killed. Born in Dennison, Ohio, Gary Stewart attended Barberton High School. Prior to entering the Army, he was employed by Superior Meats and resided in Massillon. He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Hazel Stewart of Clearwater, Florida, and eight siblings. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Stewart, and is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Combat Infantry Badge Vietnam Campaign Medal
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 47.597′ N, 81° 31.643′ 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
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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: Robert Louis Mingle (here, next to this marker); Forest Gaylord Highland, Jr (here, next to this marker); Vernon Ray Riley (here, next to this marker); Ronald Venton Hacker (here, next to this marker); Ronald Van Stanton (here, next to 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 100 times since then and 26 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.
