Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Richard E. Fuchs
Lance Corporal - U.S.M.C.
| | September 10, 1946 - January 11, 1967 | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
1. Richard E. Fuchs Marker
Lance Corporal Fuchs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fuchs of Massillon, lost his life when the helicopter in which he was a passenger crashed into the South China Sea. Among the other eight passengers were two lifelong friends, Timothy Berry and William Coyne, also of Massillon. The three enlisted in the Marine Corps together and served together throughout their service. They were eventually assigned to Company C, First Shore Party Battalion, First Marine Division at Chu Lai. Their deaths raised controversy about the "buddy system," which provided only that persons could stay together through their training period. Lance Corporal Fuchs, a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, was interred at Brookfield Cemetery in Massillon.
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Combat Action Ribbon Vietnam Campaign Medal
Erected by The Fuchs Family.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 47.6′ N, 81° 31.632′ 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.
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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); William Francis Coyne (here, next to this marker); Timothy Dale Berry (here, next to this marker); Terry Chip Welty (here, next to this marker); David Wallace Hendle (a few steps from this marker); Ronald Van Stanton (a few steps from this marker); Ronald Venton Hacker (a few steps from this marker); Robert Louis Mingle (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 116 times since then and 21 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.
