by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Howard Harvey Farmer Howard Harvey Farmer was born in Macomb County, Michigan, on June 18, 1920, the son of Jerry and Ruth Major Farmer. He grew up in Rochester and attended Rochester High School, graduating in the class of 1938. Howard was also...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Harry Edward Nettnay Harry Edward Nettnay was born in Avon Township, Michigan, on March 6, 1906, the son of William and Ida Rhyndress Nettnay. In February 1927, Harry entered the U.S. Navy and trained as a naval aviator. While stationed at Pensacola,...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Gerrit Henry Fletcher Gerrit Henry Fletcher was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 1, 1908, the son of Claude and Anna Ebelink Fletcher. Gerrit grew up in Portage, Michigan, and earned his teaching degree from Western Michigan College (now...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Edwin Nelson Cooper Edwin Nelson Cooper was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on March 6, 1922, the son of Ernest and Norma Rosebrook Cooper. The Cooper family moved to Rochester when Edwin was a teenager. Before the war, he was employed at...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Earl Francis Ferrier Earl Francis Ferrier was born in Rochester, Michigan, on July 12, 1919, the son of Leon and Thelma McBride Ferrier. Earl attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1937. After high school, he worked for the...
