by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Roman Florian Hettwer Roman Florian Hettwer was born in Calio, North Dakota, on April 20, 1922, the son of Mathias and Rose Huhne Hettwer. Roman grew up in North Dakota, and the Hettwer family moved to Rochester, Michigan, about 1941. Before the war,...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Wilbur Hugh Wildfong Wilbur Hugh Wildfong was born in Pigeon, Michigan, on September 11, 1920, the son of Eli and Ora Wilfong Wildfong. Wilbur married Betty Jane Stemen of Rochester in 1941. Before the war, he served three tours with the Civilian...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Wesley Wallace Weaver Wesley Wallace Weaver was born in Rochester, Michigan, on July 5, 1920, the son of Harold and Edith Lambertson Weaver. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1938. Wesley married Florence Jacobson in...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Walter Berry Gibson Walter Berry Gibson was born in Rochester, Michigan, on March 18, 1919, the son of Henry and Lavinia Edwards Gibson. Walter attended Rochester High School and graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1937. After high school, he...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Ruth Elizabeth Masters Ruth Elizabeth Masters was born in Dowagiac, Michigan, on February 11, 1922, the daughter of Leland and Eva Wiltse Masters. Ruth attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1938. She graduated from the Toledo...
