by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Roy Littlefair Roy Littlefair was born in Center Line, Michigan, on August 17, 1925, the son of Thomas and Doris Clark Littlefair. The Littlefair family moved to Avon Township when Roy was a child. In March 1943, Roy entered the U.S. Navy. After...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Robert Monroe “Bob” King Robert Monroe “Bob” King was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on May 17, 1925, and was adopted by Annie C. King of Rochester, Michigan. Bob attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1943. In September 1943,...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Neil Ballard Hartwig Neil Ballard Hartwig was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 22, 1923, the son of Max and Lillian O’Bryan Hartwig. The Hartwigs moved to Rochester when Neil was a teenager, and his father operated Max A. Hartwig Real Estate. Neil...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen John Lloyd Slocum John Lloyd Slocum was born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 9, 1920, the son of Farish and Daisy Dickson Slocum. The Slocum family moved to Rochester when John was a small child. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in the...
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen James Russell Longwell Jr. James Russell Longwell Jr. was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1922, the son of James and Marion Rupert Longwell. James grew up in Southfield, Michigan, and his family moved to Avon Township about 1940....
by RAHS | Aug 26, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Howard Kemmer Hulsapple Howard Kemmer Hulsapple was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 6, 1917, the son of Ernest and Elizabeth Kemmer Hulsapple. Howard grew up in Grand Rapids and graduated from Grand Rapids South High School. He and his...
