Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Terry Chip Welty
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
1. Terry Chip Welty Marker
January 12, 1948- September 5, 1968
Specialist Fourth Class Welty, a door gunner with the One Hundred Seventeenth Assault Helicopter Company, Two Hundred Fourteenth Aviation Group, First Aviation Brigade, was killed when his aircraft crashed. A 1966 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School, he attended Florida Technical College and belonged to the Canton Baptist Temple. The son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Welty of Massillon, Terry Chip Welty was also survived by a sister, Cindy, and a brother, George. He is buried at Welty Cemetery in Beach City, Ohio.
Thirteen Air Medals Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
Location. 40° 47.599′ N, 81° 31.636′ 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: John Robert Sinnock (here, next to this marker); Ronald Van Stanton (here, next to this marker); Richard E. Fuchs (here, next to this marker); Ronald Venton Hacker (here, next to this marker); Robert Louis Mingle (here, next to this marker); Gary Lee Stewart (a few steps from this marker); William Francis Coyne (a few steps from this marker); Timothy Dale Berry (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 150 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
