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

Jason Scott Manse

Lieutenant-U.S. Navy

— March 22, 1975 - January 10, 2006 —

Jason Scott Manse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

1. Jason Scott Manse Marker

Inscription.
Lt. Jason "Catdog" Manse, age 30, a eleven year Navy Veteran, was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy May of 1997. Jason was killed during a Naval Training Mission over the Chattahochee National Forest in Georgia. He served as a flight officer the S-3 Viking with Sea Control Squadron VS-38, which is a part of Carrier Air Wing 2 on the USS Constellation. Catdog flew 50 combat missions over Iraq during Operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom stationed on the USS Constellation. The son of Ron and Cindy Manse was born in Canton, OH. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1993 where he was All Ohio Division III in Football as a kicker and All Ohio-State Champ Division II Track. Jason graduated from the Duke University and Naval ROTC in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and a four year track letterman. He is survived by his wife Tammy Manse, his son Griffith, his parents, and his brother Aaron Manse. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.

Air Medal for Missions Over Iraq • The Navy and Marine Corps. Commendation Medal • Two Navy and Marine Corps. Achievement Medals • Co-Authored

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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • Military. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1997.

Location. 40° 47.742′ N, 81° 31.263′ 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Daniel Brian Crabtree (here, next to this marker); Ashley Irene White-Stumpf (here, next to this marker);

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

2. Jason Scott Manse Marker

Heath Douglas Warner (here, next to this marker); Richard Allen Hardy (here, next to this marker); Daniel James Patron (here, next to this marker); Aaron Nicholas Seesan (here, next to this marker); Megan E. Adelman (here, next to this marker); Zachary Alan Grass (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Massillon.

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 189 times since then and 36 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.