Massillon in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Richard Patrick Ramey
Staff Sergeant - U.S. Army
| | November 6, 1976-February 8, 2004 | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
1. Richard Patrick Ramey Marker
SSG. Richard P. Ramey, age 27, a nine year Army Veteran, enlisted in the Army September 1995, was killed while trying to disarm a roadside bomb that detonated during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Mahmudiyah, Iraq. He was serving the 703rd Ordnance Company, 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Knox, Kentucky. The son of Jerry and Julia Ramey was born in Canton, OH. Richie graduated from Perry High School in 1995 where he was active with the Boy Scouts, played baseball and was a guard on the Perry Panther football team. SSG Ramey served in Kosovo in 2000 and as an explosive ordinance specialist at the White House. He is survived by his parents and his sister Sarah Beverlin. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Perry Township, OH.
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze Star Army Achievement Medal Good Conduct Medal National Defense Medal Kosovo Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Medal Army NCO Medal Army Service Medal NATO Medal
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1995.
Location. 40° 47.745′ N, 81° 31.264′ W. Memorial is in Massillon,
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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: Jesse Ryan Buryj (here, next to this marker); Megan E. Adelman (here, next to this marker); David Allan Gibbs (here, next to this marker); Aaron Nicholas Seesan (here, next to this marker); Richard Allen Hardy (here, next to this marker); Heath Douglas Warner (here, next to this marker); Daniel Brian Crabtree (here, next to this marker); Jason Scott Manse (here, next to this
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
2. Richard Patrick Ramey Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
