by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen William Jennings Bryan Miller William Jennings Bryan Miller, known to friends and family as Bryan, was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 12, 1923, the son of William and Catherine Morell Miller. He grew up in Rochester, Michigan, in the household of...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen William Alban Aris William Alban Aris was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on November 29, 1916, the son of Leslie and Rachel Kennedy Aris. The Aris family moved to Rochester when William was a teenager. His father was the proprietor of the Aris variety...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Wilfred Christie Norton Wilfred Christie Norton was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 30, 1922, the son of James and Ruth Wallace Norton. The Norton family lived in Troy Township, but Wilfred was employed at National Twist Drill & Tool...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Warren Joseph Schluchter Warren Joseph Schluchter was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 19, 1921, the son of Joseph and Esther Braun Schluchter. The Schluchters lived on North Main Street in Rochester, and Warren attended Rochester High School,...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Warren Allen Spencer Warren Allen Spencer was born in Armada, Michigan, on June 13, 1921, the son of Ela and Thelma Mills Spencer. The Spencer family moved to Avon Township around 1940 and lived in the Brooklands area. In January 1942, Warren entered...
by RAHS | Jul 1, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Virgil Eugene Holman Virgil Eugene Holman was born in Rochester, Michigan, on April 7, 1918, the son of Leon and Helen Young Holman. Virgil attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1936. After high school, he was employed at...