Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
John Robert Sinnock
Sergeant - U.S. Army
| | April 27, 1948 - May 30, 1968 | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
1. John Robert Sinnock Marker
Sergeant Sinnock, the son of Mrs. Madelin Sinnock, was born in Massillon. He was a 1966 graduate of Tuslaw High School and a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. A fire team leader with D Troop, Third Squadron, Seventeenth Cavalry, Twelfth Aviation Group, First Aviation Brigade, Sinnock was fatally wounded by a rocket-propelled grenade during an assault on enemy positions at Ben Muong. Sergeant Sinnock exposed himself to enemy fire to direct his squad in the assault. For this action he was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device. Preceded in death by his father, Carl C. Sinnock, he is buried at Mount Rose Cemetery, Saltville, Virginia.
Bronze Star "V" Purple Heart Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Combat Infantry Badge Vietnam Campaign Medal Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm
Erected by V.F.W. Massillon Post 3124 Terry Roan.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.
Location. 40° 47.599′ N, 81° 31.635′ 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
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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: Terry Chip Welty (here, next to this marker); Richard E. Fuchs (here, next to this marker); Ronald Van Stanton (here, next to this marker); William Francis Coyne (here, next to this marker); Ronald Venton Hacker (a few steps from this marker); Timothy Dale Berry (a few steps from this marker); Robert Louis Mingle (a few steps from this marker); David Wallace Hendle (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 94 times since then and 19 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.
