by RAHS | May 23, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Frederick Charles Blome Jr. Frederick Charles Blome Jr. was born in Highland Park, Michigan, on December 4, 1920, the son of Frederick and Leila Barribeau Blome. The Blome family moved to Avon Township when Frederick was a child. He attended...
by RAHS | May 23, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Donald Louis Knickerbocker Donald Louis Knickerbocker was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 10, 1921, the son of Adna and Ada Dickinson Knickerbocker. Donald grew up in Rochester, and his family lived on Renshaw Street. In December 1941, Donald...
by RAHS | May 23, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Albert Faulconer Albert Faulconer was born in Kansas on October 24, 1911, the son of Albert and Grace McMillen Faulconer. He received his college education at the University of Kansas, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1932 and his medical degree in...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Joseph Artimus “Joe” McCulloch Jr. Joseph Artimus “Joe” McCulloch Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 2, 1926, the son of Joseph and Clara Daniels McCulloch. The McCulloch family moved to Avon Township when Joe was a boy and lived in the...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Karen Lemon John Arthur Armstrong John Arthur Armstrong was born in Birmingham, Michigan, on March 19, 1926, the son of John Armstrong Sr. and Helen Maria Armstrong. John enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August 1943 and was trained as an electrician’s mate first class....