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

James Nelson Wymer

Private First Class - U.S. Army

— May 28, 1946 - December 15, 1966 —

James Nelson Wymer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025

1. James Nelson Wymer Marker

Inscription.
Private First Class Wymer, serving as an infantryman with Company A, Third Infantry Division, was killed in the area of Cu Chi when the armored personnel carrier in which he was a passenger was hit by an enemy recoilless rifle round. He was struck in the chest by metal fragments from the shell. The son of Mrs. Mardell McKeen of Canton, he attended Perry High School and was employed by Republic Steel Corporation. He is buried in West Union Lawn Cemetery in Navarre.

Bronze Star "V" • Purple Heart • National Defense Service Medal • Vietnam Service Medal • Combat Infantry Badge • Vietnam Campaign Medal

Erected by Mel and Ann Herncane.

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

Location. 40° 47.605′ N, 81° 31.617′ 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

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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: Robert Edwin Bethune (here, next to this marker); Robert Damian Wuertz (here, next to this marker); Lamont Douglas Hill (here, next to this marker); Charles Jacob Bair (here, next to this marker); William Lee Nulph, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Paul Ray Maddox (a few steps from this marker); David Wallace Hendle (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.

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 107 times since then and 30 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.