Meet Our Honor Roll: Marvin Elwood Foster

By Deborah Larsen Marvin Elwood Foster Marvin Elwood Foster was born in Union, West Virginia, on September 28, 1923, the son of George and Alma Dixon Foster. Marvin grew up in West Virginia, but by 1942, he was living on Emmons Street in the Brooklands area of Avon...

Meet Our Honor Roll: Max Eugene Clymer

By Deborah Larsen Max Eugene Clymer Max Eugene Clymer was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 26, 1926, the son of Esra and Cora Engle Clymer. The Clymer family moved to Avon Township when Max was a teenager and lived on Norton Lawn Road. Max attended Rochester...

Meet Our Honor Roll: Marian Frances Jerome

By Deborah Larsen Marian Frances Jerome Marian Frances Jerome was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 29, 1923, the daughter of Charles “Larry” and Frances Brett Jerome. Marian grew up in Rochester, Michigan, where her father owned and operated the Larry Jerome...

Meet Our Honor Roll: Ivan Hugh Maitrott

By Deborah Larsen Ivan Hugh Maitrott Ivan Hugh Maitrott was born in Troy Township, Michigan, on June 22, 1914, the son of George and Bertha Aspinwall Maitrott. Ivan grew up in Troy Township and married Emily Hubbard of Avon Township in 1939. Before the war, Ivan...