by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen William Lawrence Holland Jr. William Lawrence Holland Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 30, 1922, the son of William and Marion Dollimore Holland. The Holland family settled in Avon Township when William was a child and started a...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Richard Clarence “Dick” Huck Richard Clarence “Dick” Huck was born in Highland Park, Michigan, on May 12, 1922, the son of Clarence and Anna McGuire Huck. The Huck family moved to Avon Township when Dick was a teenager. He attended Rochester High...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Ralph Thomas Bearss Ralph Thomas Bearss was born in Santa Clara, California, on April 27, 1919, the son of James and Annie George Bearss. The Bearss family moved to Avon Township when Ralph was a small boy and lived on Bloomer Road. Before the war,...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Norman Henry Gebert Norman Henry Gebert was born in Avon Township on October 10, 1925, the son of Henry and Lillian Krell Gebert. The Gebert family lived on Dequindre Road. After high school, Norman was employed at Yates Cider Mill. In January...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Nelson Joseph Hanlon Nelson Joseph Hanlon was born in Corunna, Michigan, on June 13, 1920, the son of James and Lillie Mae Patterson Hanlon. The Hanlon family moved to Rochester when Nelson was a small child and lived on Oak Street. He attended...
