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

Paul Ray Maddox

Sergeant - U.S. Army

— December 22, 1942 - December 23, 1967 —

Paul Ray Maddox Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025

1. Paul Ray Maddox Marker

Inscription.
Sergeant Maddox was in the first month of his second Vietnam tour when he was killed by a sniper's bullet. At that time, he served with Company E, Fourth Battalion, Third Infantry (The Old Guard), assigned to the Eleventh Infantry Brigade in I Corps. He had prior overseas duty in Thailand. The husband of Jean Maddox and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Maddox, he was born in Massillon, where he attended Washington High School. A member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, he was an Eagle Scout in Troop 16. In addition to his wife and parents, Maddox was survived by a son, John, and a daughter, Jean Rae. He was preceded in death by sons, Douglas Ray and Paul, Jr. He is buried at Ft. Benning, Georgia.

Bronze Star • Four Air Medals • Purple Heart • National Defense Service Medal • Vietnam Service Medal • Combat Infantry Badge • Vietnam Campaign Medal

Erected by Progressive Chevrolet.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 40° 47.603′ N, 81° 31.623′ 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.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Lee Nulph, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Lamont Douglas Hill (here, next to this marker); David Wallace Hendle (here, next to this marker); Robert Edwin Bethune (here, next to this marker); Timothy Dale Berry (a few steps from this marker); James Nelson Wymer (a few steps from this marker); William Francis Coyne (a few steps from this marker); Robert Damian Wuertz (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 102 times since then and 20 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.