Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

William Francis Coyne

Lance Corporal - U.S.M.C.

— December 10, 1946 - January 11, 1967 —

William Francis Coyne Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025

1. William Francis Coyne Marker

Inscription.
Lance Corporal Coyne, a member of Company C, First Shore Party Battalion, First Marine Division, was killed along with eight other Marines when the UH-34 helicopter in which he was a passenger, crashed after apparent engine trouble. Also killed were two other Massillon Marines, Lance Corporals Timothy Berry and Richard Fuchs. The three lifelong friends had enlisted, trained, and served in the Marine Corps throughout their Vietnam tour. Born in Canton, Ohio, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Coyne of Massillon was a 1965 graduate of Washington High School and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Massillon.

Purple Heart • National Defense Service Medal • Vietnam Service Medal • Combat Action Ribbon • Vietnam Campaign Medal

Erected by The Coyne Family.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 40° 47.6′ N, 81° 31.63′ 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 north on Tremont Avenue Southwest. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Massillon OH 44647, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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within walking distance of this marker: Timothy Dale Berry (here, next to this marker); Richard E. Fuchs (here, next to this marker); David Wallace Hendle (here, next to this marker); John Robert Sinnock (here, next to this marker); Terry Chip Welty (a few steps from this marker); Paul Ray Maddox (a few steps from this marker); William Lee Nulph, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Ronald Van Stanton (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Massillon.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Viaduct image. Click for full size.

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 113 times since then and 16 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.