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Honoring Our CLS Veterans

Before Faircrest Memorial became an elementary school, photos of 328 veterans proudly lined its hallways. This memorial video was created with great respect and gratitude to honor their service and preserve their legacy. The district is working to return the original photos to families. For more information, please email at karen.vrabec@cantonlocal.org

Honoring the Legacy Behind Memorial

The “Memorial” in Faircrest Memorial Elementary School carries deep meaning for our community. This portion of the school’s name was originally chosen to honor five brave men and women from the Canton South area who gave their lives during the Vietnam Conflict. As the conflict continued, that number grew to nine. Today, their stories and sacrifices are honored in a dedicated showcase in the main entrance of our school—a lasting tribute to their courage, service, and love of country.

These nine fallen heroes include:

  • Army Specialist 4 Williams R. Masters, Canton – killed in action September 1966

  • Marine PFC Frank R. Sills, 51st Street SW – killed in action February 23, 1967

  • Army PFC Fred D. Penland, Dueber Avenue SW – killed in action August 28, 1968

  • Army Nurse 1st Lt. Sharon Ann Lane, 46th Street SW, North Industry – killed in action June 8, 1969

    • The only woman in the United States Armed Forces to lose her life in Vietnam

  • Army Sgt. Billy J. Greavu, Lincoln Street SE – killed in action March 10, 1970

  • Army Specialist 4 Larry L. Rogers, Canton – died April 27, 1971

  • Army PFC David L. Brooks, Canton – killed in action May 24, 1972

  • Navy Lt. Leonard J. Schoeppner, Canton – missing in action

  • Marine PFC Benjamin F. Stoffer II, Canton – killed in action February 26, 1969

Their names remind us of the cost of freedom and the profound impact of service. Faircrest Memorial Elementary continues to honor their legacy by ensuring students understand the significance of the sacrifices made by members of our own community.

Slide on Video Credentials First Name Last name Branch
2 SGT James Adkins U.S Air Force
3 PFC Donald Anderson U.S. Army
4 CPL Norvel Anderson U.S Army
5 BOSN'N2C Robert Angione U.S Navy
6   Paul Antenucci U.S Air Force
7 T/5 WM Kenneth Arrant U.S Army
8   Brian Arthur U.S Air Force
9   Richard Arthur U.S Army
10   Timothy Arthur U.S Navy
11 PFC Harold Axe U.S Army
12 SGT Kenneth Raymond Babe U.S Army
13 PFC Howard Bailey U.S. Army
14 PFC Hubert L. bair U.S Army
15 S2C Ray Baker U.S Navy
16 SC1 Clifford Ball U.S Navy
17 T/SGT Earl F. Bathol U.S Army
18 T4 Donald G Beaver Sr. U.S Army
19 CPL Don Beaver U.S Marine Corps
20 A/1C James M. Beck U.S Air Force
21 COL Terrance W Beltz U.S Air Force
22 SSGT WIlmer Vernon Beltz U.S Army
23 CPL John L Berger U.S Air Force
24 PFC Ralph Bittler U.S Army
25 S/SGT John Biviano U.S Air Force
26 A1C Andrew Blasiman U.S Air Force
27 CPL Harry Blasiman U.S Army
28 A1C Howard Blasiman U.S Air Force
29 CPL William Blasiman Ohio National Guard
30 PFC Harold B Boyle U.S Army
31 Lance CPL WM Britton U.S Marine Corps
32 T5 Frank M. Brothers U.S Army
33 SFC Russel Bumgardner U.S Army
34 Signalman Robert C. Cairns U.S. Navy
35 Medic Robert E. Cairns U.S. Army
36 Ensign Nelson M. Caley U.S. Merchant Marine
37   Ken Carani U.S Marine Corps
38 ROM2C Robert Carrick U.S. Navy
39 PVT Gene Cartwright U.S Army
40 2 LT Glenn Catwright U.S Army
41 SGT Maynard Cartwright U.S Army
42   Raymons D. Chaney U.S Air Force
43 E/4 Craig J Clapp U.S Air Force
44   Joleen R. Clapp U.S Air Force
45 SGT Charles E. Clark U.S. Army
46 A/2C Charles W. Clark U.S. Air Force
47 CPL Merle Dean Clark U.S Army
48 CPL Glen Conley U.S Marine Corps
49 SGT Michael Conrad U.S Army
50 SGT Steven Cooper U.S Army
51 BM2 Nick Cotopolis U.S Navy
52   Jim and Frank Cumpston/Barker U.S Army
53 T/4 Williams J. Danby U.S Army
54 S/Sgt Ray Davis U.S Air Force
55 T/5 Leonard C. Dazey U.S Army
56   David S. Dedmon U.S. Navy
57 PFC Riley R. Dedmon U.S. Army
58 SGT Shannan R Dedmon U.S Marine Corps
59 S1/C Donald Deremer U.S Navy
60 CPL AL Diloreto U.S Army
61 A/1C Walter A. Dine U.S Air Force
62 SGT Jerry Donahue U.S Army
63   Bob Donatini U.S Army
64 1st SGT Ray G. Drage U.S Army
65 LCDR Lori Drumm U.S Navy
66 PFC Walter Eckinger U.S Marine Corps
67 SGT John Egnot U.S Army Air Corps
68 SSG Jerry Eibel U.S Army
69 LT. Col. Raymond Eibel U.S. Army
70 Fireman 1C Herman Ellis U.S. Navy
71 ABS Francis Elmerick U.S Merchant Marine
72 SSGT Robert Elmerick U.S Army Air Corps
73 LCPL Benjamin David Elsass U.S Marine Corps
74 CPL Joshua Paul Elsass U.S Marine Corps
75 Capt. Phyllis Elsass U.S. Navy
76 Aetic Joseph Erdos U.S. Navy
77 ST Edward Farkas U.S Army
78 SGT Elmer Farkas U.S Army
79 FTB-2 SS John Farver U.S Navy
80 ATAN-E3 John Farver Jr. U.S Navy
81 2CMM Herbert Fashbaugh U.S Navy
82 CWO William Fashbauch Sr. U.S Navy
83   Alvis Ray Faverty Jr U.S. Army
84 SGT Lawrence Fete U.S Air Force
85 LCDR James R. Findlay U.S Navy
86 CPL. John Forte U.S Army
87 SR. Maxine Forte U.S Navy
88 SGT Michael Forte U.S Army
89 MP Duane R. Fowler U.S Army
90 Spec 4 William Frase U.S Army
91 A/1C Charles Freday U.S Air Force
92 PFC Daniel W. Fussner U.S Army
93   Frank J. Fussner U.S. Merchant Marine
94   James R. Gallagher U.S Army
95 AOM1c Dwight Gauze U.S. Air Force
96 OS Seaman Thomas Gier U.S Merchant Marine
97 MSGT Mark Giovannelli U.S. Air Force
98 E5 Matthew Giovannelli U.S Navy
99 E5 Michael Giovannelli U.S Coast Guard
100 PO3 Richard Giovannelli U.S Navy
101 CPL Ronald Giovannelli U.S Army
102 CMSGT H. "Bud" Golem U.S Air Force
103 SP4 Pamela A Gray U.S. Army
104   James Green U.S Marine Corps
105 SGT Daniel Griffith U.S Army
106   Dema C. Griffiths U.S Army
107 Bm2C Hugh Groseclose U.S Navy
108 Major James Gudaitis U.S Air Force
109   Norma (Moyer) Guinther Women's Army Corps
110 SGGT Dave Haffner U.S Air Force
111   Robert H. Hahn U.S. Merchant Marine
112 PFC Bill Hall U.S Marine Corps
113 SFP2 Donald R. Hall U.S Navy
114 CPL Edward K. Hall U.S Army
115 PFC Harold S. Hall U.S. Army
116 T5 Ilene M Hall U.S Army
117 PFC Bernard F. Hanna U.S Army
118 SGT Raymond Hanna U.S Army
119 CPL Joseph Hanood U.S Army
120 SGT 1C Joseph Hanood II U.S. Army
121 M.M.2 Daryl E. Harris U.S Navy
122 SGT Donald F. Harris U.S Marine Corps
123   Frank M. Hart U.S Navy
124 Captain Robert Hart U.S. Navy
125 1st Lt. WM J. Hayden U.S Army
126 GM3C Wayne C. Heffner U.S. Navy
127   Joe Heinzer U.S Army
128 SSGT Vern E. Helm U.S Army
129 S3 WIlliam Hodous U.S Army
130 CPL Eli Hostetler U.S Army
131 PFC. Lester G House U.S Army
132   Doris (Bailey) Humphrey U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps
133 TF Roger Humphrey U.S Air Force
134 CPL Ted Humphrey U.S Marine Corps
135 SGT Terry Lee Humphrey National Guard
136 GM3C Rodney Hurless U.S. Army
137 SSGT Clarence G. Ickes U.S Air Force
138 PFC Reece Jacobs Jr. U.S. Army
139 GM3 Emery C. Jakab U.S Navy
140 1st LT. Thomas Jakmides U.S. Army
141 SGT Darrell James U.S Army
142 SGT 1C Darrell R. James U.S Army
143 SSGT Jack Arnold Jolliff U.S Army
144   Kenneth Kantner U.S Navy
145 CPL Frank Kemp Sr. U.S. Marine Corps
146 SSGT Frank N. Kemp Jr U.S. Army National Guard
147 2Nd LT James J. Kendall U.S Army
148 TSGT Lee Kessler U.S Army
149 SK3 Carl R. Kieffer U.S Navy
150 CPL Andrew Kirkpatrick U.S Army
151   Donald Kleaver U.S. Merchant Marine
152 Major Gregory Krantz U.S Army
153 1st LT Sharon Lane U.S Army
154 SGT Mitchell Leibsla U.S Army
155 PFC Paul L. Lively Sr. U.S Army
156 CPL Paul L. Lively Jr. U.S. Army
157   Emery Lizer U.S Army
158 CPL Wiliam Logan U.S. Army
159 CPL Walter Lovejoy U.S Army
160 Gen Thomas Lucynski U.S Army
161   Raymond Lung Jr. U.S Army Air Corps
162 SSGT Walter C. Lutton Jr. U.S Army
163 SSG Olden E. Lynch U.S Army
164   John T. Maley U.S Navy
165 CPL Howard Manypenny U.S. Army
166   Wilford L. Marker U.S Marine Corps
167   Carl Materna U.S. Merchant Marine
168 E-5/SGT Tammy Mayle U.S Army
169 SGT Scott McAbier U.S Air Force
170 SSGT Kevin H. McCaffree U.S Marine Corps
171 AMM2C James McGuier U.S Navy
172 MM2C Michael McGuier U.S Navy
173   Brant McMillen U.S Air Force
174 CPL Harvey McMillen U.S. Army
175   Ray McMillen U.S Air Force
176 SGT Thomas E. Meese U.S. Army
177 Buck Sgt Emmett Mejean U.S Air Force
178 PVT Homer Miller U.S Army
179   Bruce "Steve" Miller U.S Navy
180 HM3 Dale B. Miller U.S Navy
181   Henry Christian Miller U.S Marine Corps
182 PFC Warren M. Miller II U.S Marine Corps
183 PFC Gene J. Mitchell U.S Army
184 PFC James J. Mitchell U.S Army
185 SGT John J. Mitchell U.S Army
186 CW4 Michael P. Mitchell U.s Army
187 SGT Richard J. Mitchell U.S Army
188 PO3 Rocke A. Mitchell U.S Navy
189 AOC George W. Morgan U.S Navy
190   IRA Morris U.S Navy
191 E6 Kevin L. Morrison U.S Navy
192 PFC Robert Morrison U.S Army
193 SSGT Olie Moyer U.S Army
194 L/CPL Olie Moyer Jr. U.S Marine Corps
195 CPL Lloyd E. Myers U.S Army
196   Carl Nehlen U.S Navy
197 SPEC 2C Pete Nelisher U.S Navy
198 CPL Pete Nelisher U.S Army
199 T4 Earl W. Norris U.S Army
200 3C Rose Mary O'Connor U.S Navy
201   John G Ogrisseg U.S Navy
202 T3 Jack F. Overcasher U.S. Army
203 PFC Lawrence T Page U.S Army
204 SGT Edward Palmer U.S. Army
205 SGT Harry Peden U.S. Army
206 1st LT Frances Pence U.S. Army
207   David Pergola U.S Marine Corps
208   Jean A Pergola U.S Marine Corps
209   Robert V Pergola U.S. Navy
210   Thomas M Pergola U.S Air Force
211   Victor E. Pergola U.S Air Corps
212 MGS Ivor C. Peters Jr U.S Marine Corps
213 CPL Eugene Phillips U.S Marine Corps
214 PV 2 Phyllis S. Phillips U.S Army Reserves
215 CAPT Jack Place U.S Army
216 WT3C Delbert Plaskett U.S. Navy
217 SFC Anthony Pleva U.S Navy
218 LCDR Betty Pleva U.S. Navy
219 ST Robert Lee Poland U.S Army
220 PFC Gordon Lee Powell U.S Marine Corps
221 CPL Milford L. Powell U.S Marine Corps
222 SGT Clifford Prater U.S Army Air Corps
223 SGT Golden Prater U.S Army Air Corps
224 SN Warren Prater U.S Navy
225 SSGT Richard Ramey U.S. Army
226 Chief Eng. Eli Rantanes U.S. Merchant Marine
227 SGT Robert Reasoner U.S Marine Corps
228 E4 Clarence Reese U.S. Army
229 T5 Paul Remenaric U.S. Army
230 Airman IC Ben Richard U.S Air Force
231 CPL Donald Richards U.S Army
232 F1/C Raymond Richards U.S Navy
233 MSG William C. Rinehart U.S Army
234 SPEC4 James R. Rogers U.S Army
235 SGT Robert T. Rogers U.S Army
236 2LT Delbert C Rohr U.S Army
237 SFC John E. Rohrig U.S Army
238 CPL Ralph L Rohrig U.S Army
239 CPL Frank Ryder U.S Marine Corps
240   Wesley R. Salewsky U.S Navy
241 PFC Michael Sarkas U.S Army
242 SPEC 4 Karl Schaeffer U.S Army
243 S/SGT Melvin Schlabach U.S Air Force
244   Elmer R. "SI" Seibert U.S Army
245 Buck SGT Robert Semler U.S Air Force
246 S/4 Charles E. Shaffer U.S Army
247 T/4 Melville Shaffer U.S. Army
248 S1/C Melville Shaffer U.S Merchant Marine
249 PFC Roy W. Shaffer U.S. Army
250 PO 1C Scott Shaffer U.S Navy
251 SGT William Shaheen U.S Army Air Corps
252 SGT John Shinaberry U.S Army
253 Airman Kenneth Shultz U.S Navy
254 SPEC4 Allen Slatzer U.S Army
255 RDMIC Harold Smallwood U.S Navy
256 SGT Clement J. Smreck U.S Army
257 MP Wade W. Snyder U.S Army
258 COL Ronald Stanich U.S. Air Force
259 SGT Terrol Stauffer U.S Army
260   Helen Kerner Steffy U.S Coast Guard
261 MSGT Robert Steffy U.S Army
262 CPL Ralph Stephen U.S Army
263 MUS 2 CL Thomas E. Stokes U.S Coast Guard
264 SP4 Jerry L Stokes U.S Army
265 Chaplain COL Thomas E Stokes Jr U.S Army National Guard
266 TSGT Harold Stoner U.S Army
267 Lt. Dorthy Goodin Swallen U.S Navy
268 CPL John Swihart U.S Army
269   Joseph Tabellion U.S Army
270 SGT Albert Thomas Jr. U.S Marine Corps
271   Albert "Jerry" Thomas U.S Air Force
272 SGT John P Thomas Jr. U.S Marine Corps
273 SGT Loren E. Thomas U.S Marine Corps
274 SFC Robert Thomas U.S Army
275 CPK Stanley Thomas U.S Army
276 Sgt John Tonkovich U. S Army
277 LT Col Robert J. Toth U.S Army
278 E3 Fireman Ralph Treacher U.S Navy
279   Michael G Van Dress U.S Air Force
280 SPEC5 John L. Vargo U.S Army
281 GM3C Paul Violand U.S Navy
282   William Waechter U.S Army
283   Ernest Wagner U.S Air Force
284 SP4 Richard Wagner U.S Army
285 SSGT Harold Waldrop U.S. Army
286 CPL George W. Walker U.S Army
287 SFC Fred Walsh U.S Army
288 PFC Donald I. Weaver U.S. Army
289 CPL Howard W. Weaver U.s Army
290 SP4 John E. Weaver U.S Army
291 CPL Karl J. Weaver U.S Marine Corps
292 CPL Paul A Weaver U.S. Army
293 PVT William Weaver U.S Army- WWI
294 PFC William Weaver U.S. Army- Korean
295 PFC George Welch Jr. U.S Army
296 CT12 George M. Welch III U.S. Navy
297 LT COL William A. Welch U.S Air Force
298   Ralph Wellendorf U.S
299 MSGT Jack D. Wendell U.S Army
300 WT3C James White U.S Navy
301 SPC4 Robert B Wike U.S Army
302 LTS Wendall W. Wilbur U.S Air Force
303 PFC James E. WIles U.S Army
304 LT William Willaman U.S Army
305   John R. Wilson U.S Army
306 CPL Michael Wilson U.S Marine Corps
307 MSGT Samuel R. Wilson U.S Air Force
308 PFC Duane G. Winkhart U.S Army
309 SP5 Thomas Wissuchek U.S Army
310 SSGT Jennifer Withrow U.S Air Force
311 SSGT Jeremy R Withrow U.S Air Force
312 SSG Albert Wohlwend U.S Army
313   Carl Yohe U.S Navy
314 PVT Robert Young Jr. U.S Army
315 PFC Robert Zehner U.S Marine Corps
316   Duane Zorger Sr. U.S Army
317   Russell F. Zorger U.S Army
318 T4 Michael Zuroff U.S Army
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