by RAHS | Apr 21, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen William Emanuel Condon William Emanuel Condon was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 16, 1919, the son of Emanuel and Antigoni Maidonis Condon. He was known to his friends and family as Billy. His family moved to Michigan when Billy was a baby...
by RAHS | Apr 21, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Walter John Berklich Walter John Berklich was born in Chisholm, Minnesota, on March 18, 1922, the son of George and Bozena Tomicich Berklich. The family moved to Avon Township in 1938 and lived on South Rochester Road. Before the war, Walter worked...
by RAHS | Apr 21, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Sheldon Herbert Bray Sheldon Herbert Bray was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 27, 1921, the son of Herbert and Violet Blouin Bray. He attended high school at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri, and graduated in the class of 1939. The...
by RAHS | Apr 21, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Rex Gordon May Rex Gordon May was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on July 26, 1917, the son of Edwin and Erma Daffer May. He was known to his family and friends by his middle name, Gordon. The May family moved to Rochester, Michigan, when Gordon was a...
by RAHS | Apr 21, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen John Harrison Harr John Harrison Harr was born in Traverse City, Michigan, on June 1, 1920, the son of Ernest and Ida Canfield Harr. He attended Traverse City High School and played football on the school’s 1937 championship team. He graduated from...
by RAHS | Apr 21, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Howard E. Bressler Howard E. Bressler was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 12, 1918, the son of John and Annabelle Booth Bressler. He grew up in Rochester, Michigan, where his family lived on Wilcox Street. Howard graduated from Rochester High...
