by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen John Lowell Fairchild John Lowell Fairchild was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 15, 1922, the son of Lowell and Mary Starns Fairchild. John attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1940. After high school, he worked for...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Jack Marshall Upton Jack Marshall Upton was born in Highland Park, Michigan, on December 22, 1923, the son of Roy and Ruth Cole Upton. Jack grew up in Rochester, Michigan, where his father was one of the proprietors of Dillman & Upton Lumber...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Hans Edwin Lantzsch Hans Edwin Lantzsch was born in Krogis, Germany, on August 7, 1923, the son of Edwin and Frieda Louise Ettmeier Lantzsch. He emigrated with his family to the U.S. when he was three years old. The Lantzsch family settled on...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen George Radabough Trevethan George Radabough Trevethan was born in Ahmeek, Michigan, on January 1, 1915, the son of Simeon and Jessie Radabough Trevethan. The Trevethan family moved to Avon Township when George was a child. He attended Rochester High...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Frederick Halmer “Fred” Riley Jr. Frederick Halmer “Fred” Riley Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 21, 1919, the son of Frederick and Cora Huff Riley. The Riley family moved to Avon Township when Fred was a teenager and lived on Hamlin...
by RAHS | May 18, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Francis Edward Argus Francis Edward Argus was born in Cadillac, Michigan, on November 9, 1907, the son of Edward and Catherine Horseman Argus. His family moved to Avon Township when Francis was a teenager and lived on Crooks Road. Before the war,...
