by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen John Nelson Gessinger John Nelson Gessinger was born in Hicksville, Ohio, on October 19, 1917, the son of Worth and Hazel Nelson Gessinger. John moved to Pontiac with his mother when he was 10 years old. He attended Pontiac High School, graduating in...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Jeannette Adele Renshaw Jeannette Adele Renshaw was born on November 17, 1917, the daughter of Thomas and Ella Carpenter Renshaw. The Renshaw family lived on Crooks Road in northern Troy Township, and Jeannette attended Stiles School, graduating in...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Harold Elias Mowat Harold Elias Mowat was born in Osceola County, Michigan, on June 2, 1916, the son of Edgar and Mary Bell Mowat. He grew up on a farm in Osceola County and married Helen Gruber of Evart, Michigan, in 1936. Harold moved to Rochester,...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Harold Lawrence Kelley Harold Lawrence Kelley was born in Rochester, Michigan, on April 13, 1924, the son of Marion and Ruth Walker Kelley. The Kelley family lived on East Third Street in Rochester. Before the war, Harold worked at National Twist...
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen George Lowe Martin George Lowe Martin was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 20, 1899, the son of Carey and Mina Tatman Martin. The Martin family moved to Rochester when George was a boy, and his father was employed as a conductor on the D.U.R....
by RAHS | Jun 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen George James Ennis George James Ennis was born in Calumet, Michigan, on July 28, 1911, the son of Edward and Eliza James Ennis. George grew up in Rochester, where his family lived on East Third Street. He attended Rochester High School and graduated...
