by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Louis Horace Campbell Louis Horace Campbell was born in Rochester, Michigan, on December 15, 1925, the son of Horace and Evangeline Brannack Campbell. The Campbell family lived on South Street, and Louis attended Rochester High School. Before the...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Leslie Edmund Wears Jr. Leslie Edmund Wears Jr. was born in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, on April 4, 1917, the son of Leslie and Georgia Dowsey Wears. Leslie grew up in Queens, New York, and Highland Park, Michigan, and moved to Avon Township...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Leonard John Ziemann Leonard John Ziemann was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on July 19, 1914, the son of Bernard and Mary Clapp Ziemann. He attended high school in Royal Oak and then worked as a manager at Ferryview Sand & Gravel in Avon Township....
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Robert Rolan “Bob” Bushman Robert Rolan “Bob” Bushman was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 24, 1924, the son of Clarence and Bertha Biddlingmeier Bushman. The Bushman family moved to Rochester in 1934 and lived on South Street. Robert’s father...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Leonard Weston Griffin Leonard Weston Griffin was born in Decker, Michigan, on March 13, 1917, the son of Charles and Rosanna Knapp Griffin. Leonard grew up in Avon Township, where his father worked as a supervisor at the Ferry Seed Farm, located...
