by RAHS | Jun 3, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Lawrence Arnold Mills Lawrence Arnold Mills was born in Port Austin, Michigan, on September 30, 1913, the son of Bert and Edna Veeder Mills. The Mills family moved to Avon Township about 1940 and lived on South Rochester Road. Lawrence worked for...
by RAHS | Jun 3, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Johnnie Dixon Johnnie Dixon was born in Durham, North Carolina, on August 10, 1921, the son of Kendrick and Lucinda Smith Dixon. The Dixon family settled in Washington Township, Macomb County, when Johnnie was a small child. Around 1940, the family...
by RAHS | Jun 3, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen John Rink Nowels John Rink Nowels was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 8, 1922, the son of Russell and Grace Rink Nowels. The Nowels family moved to Rochester when John was a child, and his father operated Nowels Lumber Company in downtown...
by RAHS | Jun 3, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen John Francis “Jack” Curran John Francis “Jack” Curran was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 21, 1925, the son of Roger and Etta Tienken Curran. Jack grew up on the Tienken dairy farm in Avon Township and attended Rochester High School, graduating in...
by RAHS | Jun 3, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen George Arthur Hesketh Jr. George Arthur Hesketh Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 16, 1925, the son of George and Edith Mitchell Hesketh. The Hesketh family moved to Rochester about 1941 and lived on Highland Avenue. George’s father was...
by RAHS | Jun 3, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Edwin John Lagerblade Edwin John Lagerblade was born in Hillsdale, Illinois, on November 28, 1919, the son of Gustaf and Selma Johansson Lagerblade. The Lagerblade family moved from Illinois to Oakland County, Michigan, in 1928. Edwin attended...
