by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Gordon Wesley Beebe Gordon Wesley Beebe was born in Bruce, Wisconsin, on August 1, 1917, the son of Clark and Mary Peterson Beebe. He moved to Avon Township in 1941. In July 1943, Gordon entered the U.S. Navy and was trained as a motor machinist’s...
by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Frank Edwin Boeberitz Frank Edwin Boeberitz was born in Rochester, Michigan, on April 27, 1919, the son of Zachariah and Anna Wegener Boeberitz. Frank attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1937. He continued his education at...
by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Floyd Lavern Cobb Jr. Floyd Lavern Cobb Jr. was born in Lapeer County, Michigan, on June 11, 1923, the son of Floyd and Esther Huyser Cobb. The Cobb family moved to Avon Township when Floyd was a small boy and lived on Hamlin Road. He attended...
by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Claude Clyde Billington Claude Clyde Billington, known to family and friends as Carl, was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 6, 1924, the son of Stanley and Matilda Owens Billington. The Billington family moved to Crooks Road in Avon Township when...
by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Amos Lyle Ruddock Amos Lyle Ruddock was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 8, 1910, the son of Walter and Edna Hanmer Ruddock. Amos grew up in Rochester, attended Rochester High School, and graduated in the class of 1927. After high school, he...
