by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Leslie Edmund Wears Jr. Leslie Edmund Wears Jr. was born in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, on April 4, 1917, the son of Leslie and Georgia Dowsey Wears. Leslie grew up in Queens, New York, and Highland Park, Michigan, and moved to Avon Township...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Leonard John Ziemann Leonard John Ziemann was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on July 19, 1914, the son of Bernard and Mary Clapp Ziemann. He attended high school in Royal Oak and then worked as a manager at Ferryview Sand & Gravel in Avon Township....
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Robert Rolan “Bob” Bushman Robert Rolan “Bob” Bushman was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 24, 1924, the son of Clarence and Bertha Biddlingmeier Bushman. The Bushman family moved to Rochester in 1934 and lived on South Street. Robert’s father...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Leonard Weston Griffin Leonard Weston Griffin was born in Decker, Michigan, on March 13, 1917, the son of Charles and Rosanna Knapp Griffin. Leonard grew up in Avon Township, where his father worked as a supervisor at the Ferry Seed Farm, located...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Kenneth Wilber Cellner Kenneth Wilber Cellner was born in Charlevoix, Michigan, on December 11, 1917, the son of August and Ida Pierce Cellner. Kenneth grew up in Charlevoix but came to Rochester, Michigan, to live with his aunt and uncle while...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen John Phillip Paquette John Phillip Paquette was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 15, 1923, the son of Peter and Laura Morrell Paquette. The Paquette family lived on Wilcox Avenue (now Driftwood Avenue) in Avon Township, and John attended Avon...
