by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Frank Edwin Boeberitz Frank Edwin Boeberitz was born in Rochester, Michigan, on April 27, 1919, the son of Zachariah and Anna Wegener Boeberitz. Frank attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1937. He continued his education at...
by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Floyd Lavern Cobb Jr. Floyd Lavern Cobb Jr. was born in Lapeer County, Michigan, on June 11, 1923, the son of Floyd and Esther Huyser Cobb. The Cobb family moved to Avon Township when Floyd was a small boy and lived on Hamlin Road. He attended...
by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Claude Clyde Billington Claude Clyde Billington, known to family and friends as Carl, was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 6, 1924, the son of Stanley and Matilda Owens Billington. The Billington family moved to Crooks Road in Avon Township when...
by RAHS | Oct 8, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Amos Lyle Ruddock Amos Lyle Ruddock was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 8, 1910, the son of Walter and Edna Hanmer Ruddock. Amos grew up in Rochester, attended Rochester High School, and graduated in the class of 1927. After high school, he...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Roman Florian Hettwer Roman Florian Hettwer was born in Calio, North Dakota, on April 20, 1922, the son of Mathias and Rose Huhne Hettwer. Roman grew up in North Dakota, and the Hettwer family moved to Rochester, Michigan, about 1941. Before the war,...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Wilbur Hugh Wildfong Wilbur Hugh Wildfong was born in Pigeon, Michigan, on September 11, 1920, the son of Eli and Ora Wilfong Wildfong. Wilbur married Betty Jane Stemen of Rochester in 1941. Before the war, he served three tours with the Civilian...
