Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ronald Venton Hacker
Sergeant - U.S. Army
| | April 8, 1948 - April 3, 1969 | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
1. Ronald Venton Hacker Marker
Sergeant Hacker served as an infantryman with Company C, First Battalion, Twenty-Second Infantry Regiment, Fourth Infantry Division. Near Pleiku, Dontum, in the Central Highlands, during an engagement with the enemy, when he exposed himself to heavy fire to carry a wounded comrade to safety, he was mortally wounded. For his actions, Ronald Hacker was awarded the Silver Star. Born in Weston, West Virginia, he attended Washington High School and was employed by the Nye Drilling Company of East Canton. He was survived by his wife, Darelynn Hacker; his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hacker of Massillon; his mother, Mrs. Virginia Hacker, of Fort Worth, Texas; and five siblings. He was laid to rest in Brookfield Cemetery, Massillon.
Silver Star Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Combat Infantry Badge Vietnam Campaign Medal
Dorothy M. Quinn
Erected by Estate of Dorothy M. Quinn.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 47.597′ N, 81° 31.641′ W. Memorial is in Massillon, Ohio, in Stark County. It is at the intersection of Tremont Avenue Southwest and 5th Street Southwest
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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); Ronald Van Stanton (here, next to this marker); Gary Lee Stewart (here, next to this marker); Terry Chip Welty (here, next to this marker); Forest Gaylord Highland, Jr (here, next to this marker); Vernon Ray Riley (here, next to 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 86 times since then and 13 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.
