by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Warren Allen Spencer Warren Allen Spencer was born in Armada, Michigan, on June 13, 1921, the son of Ela and Thelma Mills Spencer. The Spencer family moved to Avon Township around 1940 and lived in the Brooklands area. In January 1942, Warren entered...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Virgil Eugene Holman Virgil Eugene Holman was born in Rochester, Michigan, on April 7, 1918, the son of Leon and Helen Young Holman. Virgil attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1936. After high school, he was employed at...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Theodore Howard “Ted” Albrecht Theodore Howard “Ted” Albrecht was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 30, 1913, the son of Howard and Anna Nash Albrecht. Ted grew up in Pontiac and Waterford and moved to Avon Township around the time of his marriage...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Sydney George Albert Saltmarsh Sydney George Albert Saltmarsh was born in Kent, England, on October 18, 1917, the son of Sydney and Gladys Kendrick Saltmarsh. Sydney’s parents migrated first to Canada and then to the U.S. in 1923. His father was...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Robert James Burr Robert James Burr was born in Utica, Michigan, on October 3, 1924, the son of Clarence and Mabel DeCormier Burr. Robert grew up in Rochester, Michigan, and attended Rochester High School, receiving his diploma in 1946 after...
