by RAHS | May 6, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Clarence Henry Carpenter Clarence Henry Carpenter was born in Rochester, Michigan, on September 27, 1919, the son of Harry and Lorena Gottschalk Carpenter. Clarence’s father died when Clarence was 14, and his mother then married George Saam. The...
by RAHS | May 6, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Charles John Dillman Charles John Dillman was born in Rochester, Michigan, on January 14, 1921, the son of Arthur and Hilda Upton Dillman. His father was one of the partners in the Dillman & Upton lumber company of Rochester. Charles attended...
by RAHS | May 6, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Betty Jane Delamater Gerdin Betty Jane Delamater was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 19, 1922, the daughter of William and Mamie Shelley Delamater. The Delamater family lived on First Street in Rochester. Betty attended Rochester High School...
by RAHS | May 6, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Arthur Edwin Chatfield Jr. Arthur Edwin Chatfield Jr. was born in Highland Park, Michigan, on May 13, 1924, the son of Arthur and Laura Williams Chatfield. The Chatfields moved to Avon Township when Arthur was a child and lived on Avon Road. Arthur...
by RAHS | May 6, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Arthur Rueben Bergquist Arthur Rueben Bergquist was born in Stambaugh, Michigan, on May 9, 1916, the son of Ernest and Emma Brolin Bergquist. Before the war, he worked at Continental Motors in Muskegon, Michigan, and attended college for one year....
