by RAHS | Mar 27, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen David Campbell Williams, Jr. David Campbell Williams, Jr. was born in Rochester, Michigan, on June 5, 1920, the son of David Campbell and Sophia Wagner Williams. He attended Rochester High School and graduated with the class of 1937. David enlisted...
by RAHS | Mar 24, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Walter W. Brown Walter Wayne Brown was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on December 13, 1916, the son of Charles and Lois Wallace Brown. As a teenager, Walter was a member of the “Rochester Boys” ski jumping club that competed at the ski jump on Newberry...
by RAHS | Mar 24, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Harry Otto Lang, Jr. Harry Otto Lang, Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 28, 1922, the son of Harry and Doris Grant Lang. He attended Cooley High School, where he was a star track athlete. After attending Colgate University, Harry joined...
by RAHS | Mar 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Lyla Mae Spelbring Lyla Mae Spelbring was born in Illinois on October 23, 1922, and came to the Rochester area as a young woman just before World War II. Lyla was inspired to join the Marines after the U.S. entered the war, but her Army-officer...
by RAHS | Mar 20, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Priscilla Joy Tripp Priscilla Joy Tripp was born in Rochester on August 7, 1915, the daughter of Harry and Fael Springsted Tripp. After graduating from Rochester High School with the class of 1932, she took her nurse’s training at St. Joseph Hospital...
by RAHS | Mar 17, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Helen Scott Mode Helen Mary Scott Mode Hunter was born in Rochester, Michigan, on March 4, 1913, the daughter of Dr. Francis and Laura Axtell Scott. Her father was a physician in Rochester for over 20 years. Helen was an honor student at Rochester...
