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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Massillon

 
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1 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Aaron Nicholas Seesan — First Lieutenant-U.S. Army - Operation Iraqi Freedom — March 6, 1981-May 22, 2005 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan, age 24, son of Thomas and Chiquita Seesan, served with Company A, 73rd Engineering Company, 25th Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington. Aaron was commissioned in June 2003. He was critically injured when an IED . . . — — Map (db m273423) HM WM
2 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Ashley Irene White-Stumpf — 1st Lieutenant-U.S. Army — September 3, 1987- October 22, 2011 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
1st Lt. Ashley I. White, age 24, a three year Army Veteran, was commissioned as a Medical Service Corps Officer in the Army in December of 2009. Ashley was killed during combat operations during Operation Enduring Freedom in Kandahar Province, . . . — — Map (db m273438) HM WM
3 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Central Firehouse Fire Alarm Bell —
Near 1st Street SE 0.1 miles north of Tremont Street SE, on the right when traveling north.
Purchased in 1878, this bell was installed at the central engine house on the northeast corner of Charles Avenue and Park Row Southeast. In 1895, it was moved to the tower of the next city's central firehouse at the northeast corner of Charles and . . . — — Map (db m80722) HM
4 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Charles Jacob Bair — Specialist Sixth Class - U.S. Army — May 30, 1935 - January 29, 1966 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
A career soldier of thirteen years and a helicopter flight engineer with the First Cavalry Division, Specialist Sixth Class Bair died when his aircraft was shot down by small arms fire northeast of Saigon. Born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, he was . . . — — Map (db m273255) HM WM
5 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial —
On 1st Street Southeast at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Dedicated to all men & women wounded in all wars Combit Wounded Veterans Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932
My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country's way to show they . . . — — Map (db m273453) WM
6 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Cory Michael Endlich — Sergeant E-5-U.S. Army — June 2, 1984-June 9, 2007 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
Sgt. Cory Endlich, age 23, a four year Army Veteran, enlisted in the Army June of 2003 following his father and grandfather's footsteps. Cory was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom from sniper fire in Taji, Iraq. He was serving the 2nd . . . — — Map (db m273429) HM WM
7 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Daniel Brian Crabtree — Sergeant First Class - U.S. Army — November 13, 1974 - June 8, 2006 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
SFC Daniel Crabtree, age 31, a 14 year Army Veteran and a Green Beret, enlisted in the Army in June 1992, was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom by an 1.E.D. roadside bomb in AL Kut, Iraq. He was serving in the Ohio Army National Guard, . . . — — Map (db m273427) HM WM
8 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Daniel James Patron — Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps — April 30, 1985 - August 6, 2011 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
Sgt. Daniel J. Patron, age 26, an eight year Marine Veteran, enlisted in the Marine Corps July of 2003, was killed while conducting combat operation as an EOD Tech in Sangin, Afghanistan in the Helmand Province. He was serving the 8th Engineer . . . — — Map (db m273436) HM WM
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9 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — David Allan Gibbs — Chief Warrant Officer 3-U.S. Army — March 4, 1961 - May 5, 1999 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on James Duncan Plaza.
CWO David Gibbs, age 38, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1980 after graduating high school. David served 4 years with the Marines and re-enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1985 where he served as Chief Warrant Officer for 14 years as a 152F AH-64A . . . — — Map (db m273418) HM WM
10 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — David Wallace Hendle — Staff Sergeant - U.S. Army — October 31, 1943 - May 16, 1968 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Staff Sergeant Hendle, a five-year Army veteran, was killed during a mortar attack in Pleiku Province. He was serving as an infantryman with Company E, First Battalion, Twelfth Infantry Regiment, Fourth Infantry Division. The son of Mrs. Coletta . . . — — Map (db m273244) HM WM
11 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Don Shanklin —
On Lincoln Way East at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Way East.
In Memory and Gratitude of Don Shanklin Former longtime Massillon Park Superintendent. Along with his many duties caring for the City's Parks, in 1976 Mr. Shanklin was responsible for the landscape design and installation of this . . . — — Map (db m273456) HM
12 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Donald R. Witmer (1946-2016) —
On 1st Street Southeast at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Military Awards: National Defense Service Medal • Vietnam Service Medal • Vietnam Campaign Medal • Good Conduct Medal • Combat Infantryman Badge • Army Commendation Medal (1st OLC) • and Air Medal Following his 1969-1970 military service, . . . — — Map (db m273448) HM WM
13 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Duncan Plaza —
On Lincoln Way East at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Way East.
Dedicated in memory of James Duncan, who founded the great City of Massillon on December 7, 1826. On this site once stood a grist mill and foundry owned and operated by James Duncan. In 1908 a city hall was erected, which served the community for . . . — — Map (db m273455) HM
14 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — The Falke Block —
On Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172/241) just east of 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The building which originally stood at this site was built by Mr. Minic in 1866. By the 1920s, when it was known as the Falke Block, it housed the Massillon Restaurant and the offices of Dr. L.E. Menuez and Dr. Seth Hattery. The N.O.T. & L. . . . — — Map (db m214845) HM
15 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — The First Savings & Loan Co. —
On Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172/241) at City Hall Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Way East.
First Savings and Loan Co. was organized on March 28, 1888, as the Massillon Loan and Building Company of Massillon with capital stock of $2,000,000. The company was formed with two main objectives: "To provide a safe, convenient and profitable . . . — — Map (db m214831) HM
16 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — 16-76 — Football Pioneer Paul E. Brown —
Near Paul E Brown Drive Southeast.
Paul E. Brown, born September 7, 1908 in Norwalk, Ohio, and raised in Massillon, is a member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame and was one of the greatest coaches in the history of football at all levels. From 1932 until 1940, he led . . . — — Map (db m80725) HM
17 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Forest Gaylord Highland, Jr — Corporal - U.S.M.C. — March 31, 1949 - June 26, 1970 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
The son of Mrs. Palma Highland of Massillon, Forest Highland was killed when a grenade exploded in front of him while he was serving with the First Marine Division in Military Region I. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was a 1967 graduate . . . — — Map (db m273226) HM WM
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18 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Four Chaplains Memorial Viaduct — S. S. Dorchester — Lt. A. D. Goode • Lt. G. L. Fox • Lt. C. V. Poling • Lt. J. P. Washington —
On Lincoln Way (Ohio Route 172) at Tommy Henrich Drive North West on Lincoln Way.
The sinking of the U.A. Army Troopship Dorchester by a torpedo fired from a German submarine off the coast of Greenland on February 3, 1943, claimed the lives of 672 servicemen, including four army chaplains. Chaplains Alexander D. Goode, Jewish; . . . — — Map (db m273257) HM WM
19 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Four Chaplains Memorial Viaduct — S. S. Dorchester — Lt. A. D. Goode • Lt. G. L. Fox • Lt. C. V. Poling • Lt. J. P. Washington —
On Lincoln Way West (Ohio Route 172) at 6th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Way West.
The sinking of the U.A. Army Troopship Dorchester by a torpedo fired from a German submarine off the coast of Greenland on February 3, 1943, claimed the lives of 672 servicemen, including four army chaplains. Chaplains Alexander D. Goode, Jewish; . . . — — Map (db m273260) HM WM
20 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Gary Lee Stewart — Specialist Fourth Class - U.S. Army — September 12, 1950 - June 6, 1970 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Specialist Fourth Class Stewart was assigned to the One Hundred First Airborne Division as a helicopter gunner when he arrived in Vietnam. After transferring to the Sixty-Third Transportation Company, Fourteenth Engineer Battalion, Eighteenth . . . — — Map (db m273227) HM WM
21 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — George V. Kelley —
On 1st Street Southeast at Tremont Avenue Souteast, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Captain, Company A, 104th Ohio Infantry Born March 23, 1843, Massillon, Ohio. Died Denver, Colorado, November 4, 1905. Buried Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colorado. Date of issue: 13 February 1865. Battle of Franklin, Tennessee on November 30, . . . — — Map (db m273272) HM WM
22 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Gold Star Families —
On 1st Street Southeast at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
"A fallen soldier to the arms of God" Dedicated to our Gold Star Families — — Map (db m273454) WM
23 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Harold Glenn Epperson — Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve —
On 1st Street Southeast at Tremont Avenue Souteast, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Born 14 July 1923, Akron, Ohio. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2d Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese . . . — — Map (db m273269) HM WM
24 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Heath Douglas Warner — Private-U.S. Marine Corps — January 2, 1987-November 22, 2006 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
PVT. Heath D. Warner, age 19, a two year Marine Veteran, enlisted in the USMC in 2004, was killed during combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Anbar Province, Iraq. He was serving the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine . . . — — Map (db m273428) HM WM
25 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — James Nelson Wymer — Private First Class - U.S. Army — May 28, 1946 - December 15, 1966 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
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 . . . — — Map (db m273251) HM WM
26 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Jason Scott Manse — Lieutenant-U.S. Navy — March 22, 1975 - January 10, 2006 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
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 . . . — — Map (db m273426) HM WM
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27 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Jesse Ryan Buryj — Specialist - U.S. Army — December 7, 1982 - May 5, 2004 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
Specialist Jesse Buryj, a two year Army Veteran and Military Police Officer, enlisted in the Army September of 2002 and was killed in Karbala, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was serving in the 66th MP Company, 82nd Airborne Division, . . . — — Map (db m273421) HM WM
28 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — John Robert Sinnock — Sergeant - U.S. Army — April 27, 1948 - May 30, 1968 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Sergeant Sinnock, the son of Mrs. Madelin Sinnock, was born in Massillon. He was a 1966 graduate of Tuslaw High School and a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. A fire team leader with D Troop, Third Squadron, Seventeenth Cavalry, Twelfth . . . — — Map (db m273235) HM WM
29 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Kevin James Kessler — Staff Sergeant – U.S. Army — July 18, 1978 - August 30, 2010 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
SSG Kevin J. Kessler, age 32, a six year Army Veteran, enlisted in the Army July of 2004, was killed in Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan during an attack on his unit's vehicle by an IED. Kevin served two tours in Iraq during Operation Iraqi . . . — — Map (db m273435) HM WM
30 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Korean War Memorial — June 26. 1950 - July 27, 1953 - The Forgotten War — For Those Who Served in Korea —
On 1st Street Southeast at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Killed in Action Adams. Thomas O. • Baer, Jack W. • Beazel, George W. • Blair, Edward O. • Borell, Edward F. • Butler, James M. • Ellison, Conwell G. • Fox, Willard R. • Hammel, Raymond D. • Horst, Doyle C. • Jennings, Richard H. • Johnson, . . . — — Map (db m273443) WM
31 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Lamont Douglas Hill — Private First Class - U.S.M.C. — August 18, 1946- March 6, 1967 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Private First Class Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hill, served with Weapons Platoon, Company I, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, Third Marine Division. Near Than Hioh, his unit came under enemy automatic weapons fire. Disregarding his own . . . — — Map (db m273247) HM WM
32 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — The Last Great Strike 1937 —
On 1st Street Southeast at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
These 3 Men Died in the Strike Fulgencia Calzada • Nicholas Vathiaz • Loggin Oroz These men are buried at Massillon City Cemetery — — Map (db m273457) HM
33 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Liebermann’s Bakery —
On 1st Street Southeast at Lincoln Way East, on the right when traveling south on 1st Street Southeast.
George Liebermann, a German immigrant, founded his bakery at 27 East Main Street (now Lincoln Way) in 1880. He purchased the present bakery site in 1890. Although the bakery had not yet been expanded to the west, the family lived in the building. . . . — — Map (db m269467) HM
34 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — 13-76 — Lillian Gish (1893-1993) · Dorothy Gish (1898-1968) —
Near 1st Street SE at Diamond Court SE, on the right when traveling north.
Lillian Gish (1893-1993) · Dorothy Gish (1898-1968) Stars of the silent screen, Lillian and Dorothy Gish enjoyed long and distinguished careers both in film and on stage. They began their careers as child actresses, performing in touring theater . . . — — Map (db m224968) HM
35 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — 19-76 — The Little Steel Strike of 1937 —
Near 1st Street SE at Diamond Court SE, on the right when traveling north.
During the New Deal of the 1930s, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) formed the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) under the leadership of CIO president John L. Lewis. Following successful CIO strikes in the rubber and . . . — — Map (db m80719) HM
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36 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — The Massillon Museum — May 1996 —
On 1st Street Southeast at Lincoln Way East, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Founded in 1933 as the Baldwin Museum for Archaeological and Ethnological Collections, its original site was the James Duncan Home, now part of Massillon Public Library. Reopened in 1938 as a history and art museum, the collections were then . . . — — Map (db m269469) HM
37 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Massillon WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial — 1917 - 1918 1941 - 1945 —
On 1st Street Southeast at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
In grateful tribute toward the living and the dead who through their valiant efforts and bitter sacrifice have made America great is this shrine so nobly dedicated. May God grant that the liberty of mankind which only brave souls win and only . . . — — Map (db m273446) WM
38 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Megan E. Adelman — Private First Class - U.S. Army — August 11, 1985- January 25, 2005 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
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 . . . — — Map (db m273422) HM WM
39 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Michael Christopher "Mike" Barkey — Sergeant-U.S. Army — September 3, 1981 – July 7, 2004 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
Sgt. Mike Barkey, age 22, a four year Ohio National Guard veteran enlisted in October of 2000 and was killed in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to the 1484th Transportation Company, 1st Infantry Division, Ohio National Guard, . . . — — Map (db m273419) HM WM
40 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Nicholas Anthony Casey — Sergeant U.S. Army — July 2, 1986- October 27, 2008 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
Sgt. Nicholas A. Casey, age 22, a four year Army Veteran and Human Intelligence Collector Specialist, enlisted in the Army in 2004 was killed in Afghanistan while in support of combat operations. He was serving with Headquarters Support Company, . . . — — Map (db m273433) HM WM
41 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Ohio Merchants Building —
On 1st Street Southeast just south of Lincoln Way East ( Route 172/241), on the right when traveling south.
Horace Greeley Yocum owned the building (photograph) which previously occupied this site. It housed Massillon Actual Business College, Kirchhofer's Drug Store, Linde's Ladies' Store and Wefler's Cafι. It was replaced in 1918 with the city's first . . . — — Map (db m214846) HM
42 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Paul Brown Statue —
On Paul E Brown Drive Southeast east of Hess Boulevard Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Born in Norwalk, Ohio on September 7, 1908, Paul Brown became the Head Coach at Massillon in 1932 at the age of 24. Coach Brown compiled an astonishing 80-8-2 record with six state and three national championships over his nine year career. To . . . — — Map (db m275107) HM
43 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — The Paul L. David Memorial —
On Lincoln Way East at 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Way East.
This clock memorial is dedicated to Paul L. David. Born in Massilon, Paul was the founder of Camelot Music and a respected citizen and businessmen. This memorial recognizes his humanitarian and philanthropic contributions to our community. Paul's . . . — — Map (db m269472) HM
44 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Paul Ray Maddox — Sergeant - U.S. Army — December 22, 1942 - December 23, 1967 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
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 . . . — — Map (db m273245) HM WM
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45 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — 21-76 — Private William R. Richardson — Burial Site of Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient —
On Erie Street.
As a member of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry that fought at the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia on April 6, 1865, the last major battle of the Civil War, Private William Richardson was personally recommended by General Phillip Sheridan to . . . — — Map (db m62811) HM
46 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Richard Allen Hardy — Specialist E4 Infantry-U.S. Army — August 6, 1981-October 15, 2005 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
SPC. Richard Allen Hardy, age 24, a three year Army Veteran, enlisted in the Army February of 2002 after the September 11 attacks. Richard was killed in Ramadi, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom by an IED near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle . . . — — Map (db m273424) HM WM
47 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Richard E. Fuchs — Lance Corporal - U.S.M.C. — September 10, 1946 - January 11, 1967 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Lance Corporal Fuchs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fuchs of Massillon, lost his life when the helicopter in which he was a passenger crashed into the South China Sea. Among the other eight passengers were two lifelong friends, Timothy Berry and . . . — — Map (db m273236) HM WM
48 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Richard Patrick Ramey — Staff Sergeant - U.S. Army — November 6, 1976-February 8, 2004 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
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 . . . — — Map (db m273420) HM WM
49 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Robert Damian Wuertz — Private First Class - U.S.M.C. — October 14, 1944 - June 25, 1966 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Private First Class Wuertz, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Wuertz of Massillon, died of a gunshot wound sustained while serving his country as an infantryman with Company C, Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, Third Marine Division, near Phu . . . — — Map (db m273253) HM WM
50 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Robert Edwin Bethune — Specialist Fourth Class - U.S. Army — December 20, 1946 - January 12, 1967 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Specialist Fourth Class Bethune landed in Vietnam on his twentieth birthday. He was killed twenty-two days later, when the armored vehicle that he was driving hit a land mine thirty miles south of Saigon. He was serving with Headquarters Company, . . . — — Map (db m273250) HM WM
51 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Robert Louis Mingle — Sergeant - U.S. Army — November 26, 1946 - June 18, 1969 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Sergeant Mingle, a door gunner with an Air Cavalry Troop of the Eleventh Armored Cavalry Regiment, was killed in action near Long Giao, in Military Region III. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin M. Mingle of . . . — — Map (db m273230) HM WM
52 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — 17-76 — Robert Pinn —
On Erie Street South, on the left when traveling north.
During the Civil War in 1863, twenty-year-old Massillon farmer Robert Pinn enlisted in the 5th Regiment, Company 1, United States Colored Troops (USCT) at his first opportunity, saying "I was very eager to become a soldier, in order to prove by my . . . — — Map (db m61478) HM
53 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Robert Pinn —
On 1st Street Southeast at Tremont Avenue Souteast, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
First Sergeant, Company I, 5th U.S. Colored Troops. 19th Black Recipient Born March 1, 1843, Stark County, Ohio. Died January 1, 1911 Buried Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio. Entered service at Massillon, OH. At Chapins Farm, Fort . . . — — Map (db m273273) HM WM
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54 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Robert R Scott — Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy —
On 1st Street Southeast at Tremont Avenue Souteast, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Born July 13, 1915, Massillon, OH. Citation: For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and complete disregard of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty, during the attack on the Fleet at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese forces . . . — — Map (db m273270) HM WM
55 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Ronald Van Stanton — Sergeant First Class - U.S. Army — October 21, 1946 - October 20, 1968 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Ronald Stanton moved to Massillon after high school to live with his sister and work at Republic Steel Corporation before his enlistment. A week before his scheduled return home, he was listed as "missing in action" . . . — — Map (db m273233) HM WM
56 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Ronald Venton Hacker — Sergeant - U.S. Army — April 8, 1948 - April 3, 1969 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Sergeant Hacker served as an infantryman with Company C, First Battalion, Twenty-Second Infantry Regiment, Fourth Infantry Division. Near Pleiku, Dontum, in the Central Highlands, during an engagement with the enemy, when he exposed himself to . . . — — Map (db m273232) HM WM
57 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Stacy Ann Dryden — Lance Corporal-U.S. Marines — January 16, 1986-October 19, 2008 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
Lance Cpl. Stacy "Annie" Dryden, age 22, a one year U.S. Marine Veteran, was enlisted on March 27, 2007 and deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom in August of 2008. Annie was killed during a non-hostile incident in Al Asad, Iraq in an Anbar province. . . . — — Map (db m273432) HM WM
58 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Stark County Vietnam Veterans Memorial — To Those Who Served In Valor —
On 1st Street Southeast at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
In honor of the men and women of Stark County, who gave their lives or remain missing in Vietnam 1959 - 1975 William J Adams Sp5 Ar 6 Jan 68 Canton • Ward Anthony Cpl Mc 17 Apr 68 Canton • Robert A Ater Pfc Ar 17 Aug 70 Canton • . . . — — Map (db m273449) WM
59 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Terry Chip Welty —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Specialist Fourth Class - U.S. Army January 12, 1948- September 5, 1968 Specialist Fourth Class Welty, a door gunner with the One Hundred Seventeenth Assault Helicopter Company, Two Hundred Fourteenth Aviation Group, First Aviation Brigade, was . . . — — Map (db m273234) WM
60 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — This Cannon —
On 1st Street Southeast at Lincoln Way East, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
This cannon was cast by the government in 1853. It was placed in Fort Monroe, Va. as a coast defense gun. Shortly before the Civil War it was moved to Fort Moultrie S.C. by Secretary of War Floyd. After the capture of Fort Moultrie by the Union . . . — — Map (db m269471) HM WM
61 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Timothy Dale Berry — Lance Corporal - U.S.M.C. — November 5, 1946 - January 11, 1967 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Lance Corporal Berry, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard D. Berry-serving with Company C, First Shore Party Battalion, First Marine Division was killed when the helicopter in which he was a passenger crashed into the South China Sea near Chu Lai. . . . — — Map (db m273242) HM WM
62 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon, Jackson Township — The Tuscarawas River —
On Erie Avenue Northwest just east of Smithview Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
This boulder overlooks the Tuscarawas River and commemorates the treaty concluded in 1785 with the Wyandot, Delaware, Chippewa and Ottawa Indians whereby the river became part of the boundary line between the United States and the territory . . . — — Map (db m302893) HM
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63 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Vernon Ray Riley — Specialist Fourth Class - U.S. Army — November 15, 1948 - April 28, 1970 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Specialist Fourth Class Riley, husband of Marlene Taylor Riley and son of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Riley, was killed in Quang Tri Province while serving with Company P, Seventy-Fifth Infantry (Rangers), Fifth Infantry Division (Mechanized). Born in . . . — — Map (db m273223) HM WM
64 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Veterans Memorial Fountain —
On 1st Street Southeast at Tremont Avenue Souteast, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
The City of Massillon honored its local war heroes from all wars by erecting this fountain and reflecting pool in City Hall Park on Memorial Day, 1949. City Hall Park was renamed "Veterans Memorial Park" in the 1980s. In a 1948 fundraising . . . — — Map (db m273279) HM
65 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Veterans Memorial Fountain — Dedicated: May 31, 1949 / Rededicated: May 27, 2013 —
On 1st Street Southeast at Tremont Avenue Souteast, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
The City of Massillon honored its local war heroes from all wars by erecting this fountain and reflecting pool in City Hall Park on Memorial Day, 1949. City Hall Park was renamed "Veterans Memorial Park" in the 1980s. In a 1948 fundraising . . . — — Map (db m273277) HM
66 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Viaduct —
On Tremont Avenue South West at David Canary Drive South West, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue South West.
The people of Massillon offer this grateful tribute to all the young men from the community who served courageously in Vietnam, especially these soldiers and Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice. We remember their valor in service to our . . . — — Map (db m269465) WM
67 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Viaduct —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
The people of Massillon offer this grateful tribute to all the young men from the community who served courageously in Vietnam, especially these soldiers and Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice. We remember their valor in service to our . . . — — Map (db m273219) WM
68 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Viaduct —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
The people of Massillon offer this grateful tribute to all the young men from the community who served courageously in Vietnam, especially these soldiers and Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice. We remember their valor in service to our . . . — — Map (db m273439) WM
69 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — William Francis Coyne — Lance Corporal - U.S.M.C. — December 10, 1946 - January 11, 1967 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Lance Corporal Coyne, a member of Company C, First Shore Party Battalion, First Marine Division, was killed along with eight other Marines when the UH-34 helicopter in which he was a passenger, crashed after apparent engine trouble. Also killed . . . — — Map (db m273240) HM WM
70 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — William Lee Nulph, Jr. — Specialist Fourth Class - U.S. Army — March 7, 1947 - November 12, 1967 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Specialist Fourth Class Nulph, a teletype operator with Company A, Thirty-Seventh Signal Battalion, Twenty-First Signal Group, I Corps Tactical Zone Signal Group, was killed when the military vehicle in which he was a passenger hit a land mine . . . — — Map (db m273246) HM WM
71 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — William Pittenger —
On 1st Street Southeast at Tremont Avenue Souteast, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Sergeant Company G, 2nd Ohio Infantry 5th to receive Medal of Honor on March 25, 1863 Born January 31, 1840 Knoxville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Died April 24, 1904, Fallbrook, San Diego County, CA. Buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fallbrook, CA. . . . — — Map (db m273275) HM WM
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72 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — William R. Richardson —
On 1st Street Southeast at Tremont Avenue Souteast, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
Private, Company A, 2d Ohio Cavalry Born Cleveland, Ohio 1842. Died October 24, 1873. Buried Massillon, Ohio. Entered service at Washington, Ohio. At Sailor's Creek, Amelia County, VA, 6 April 1865. Issued: 7 April 1866. Citation: "Having been . . . — — Map (db m273271) HM WM
73 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — World War II U.S. Merchant Marine and Armed Guard Veterans Memorial —
On 1st Street Southeast at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Southeast.
This memorial honors the Merchant Marine and Navy Armed Guard who served with Valor in World War II our monument is dedicated by fellow Sailors of the Hall of Fame Chapter Merchant Marine and Armed Guard Veterans. William C. Albaugh • . . . — — Map (db m273441) WM
74 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Young People's Christian Association — Founded by Bertha Martin — 1916 • Massillon, Ohio —
Near 1st Street SE at Diamond Court SE, on the right when traveling north.
Bertha Martin founded the Young People's Christian Association (YPCA) in 1916 and later served as secretary of the YWCA until 1937. The organization operated a restaurant on West Main Street (Lincoln Way West) at Canal Street (First Street . . . — — Map (db m80721) HM
75 ► Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Zachary Alan Grass — Corporal-U.S. Army — May 22, 1985 - June 16, 2007 —
On James Duncan Plaza at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on James Duncan Plaza.
CPL Zachary Grass, age 22, a two year Army Veteran, enlisted in the Army February of 2005. Zachary was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom by an I.E.D. roadside bomb in Rashidiyah, Iraq. He was serving the Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th . . . — — Map (db m273431) HM WM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026