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

Megan E. Adelman

Private First Class - U.S. Army

— August 11, 1985- January 25, 2005 —

Megan E. Adelman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

1. Megan E. Adelman Marker

Inscription.
Private First Class Megan E. Adelman, age 19, daughter of Mark and Melissa Adelman, enlisted in the Army on July 6, 2004 and served with the 82nd Airborne Division. She died as a result of an Army mission training accident in paratrooper school at Fort Benning, GA. PFC Adelman was to be deployed to Iraq. Born in Canton, Ohio, Megan graduated from Alliance High School in 2004 where she was a four-year letter winner in both Track and Cross Country. She married her husband Joshua M. Tenney on December 22, 2004. Megan is survived by her husband, parents, sister Tina, brother Marcus and twin-brother Matthew. PFC Megan Elizabeth Adelman is buried at Alliance City Cemetery.

"Many of us run a race, but Megan finished the race", her Pastor stated at her funeral. "She ran right into the arms of God."

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • Military • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 2004.

Location. 40° 47.744′ N, 81° 31.264′ W. Memorial is in Massillon, Ohio, in Stark County. It is at the intersection of James Duncan Plaza and 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2 James Duncan Plz, Massillon OH 44646, 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

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are within walking distance of 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); Jesse Ryan Buryj (here, next to this marker); Daniel Brian Crabtree (here, next to this marker); Jason Scott Manse (here, next to this marker); Ashley Irene White-Stumpf (here, next to this marker); Richard Patrick Ramey (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Massillon.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

2. Megan E. Adelman 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 213 times since then and 59 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.