by RAHS | Jul 30, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Harry Anderson Jr. Harry Anderson Jr. was born in Holly, Michigan, on April 22, 1919, the son of Harry and Jessie Giles Anderson. Harry and his family moved to Rochester, Michigan, when Harry was a teenager. He married Norma Plassey of Rochester in...
by RAHS | Jul 30, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Gail Louise Carpenter Gail Louise Carpenter was born in Sand Lake, Michigan, on April 22, 1919, the daughter of Wayne and Louise Halladay Carpenter. Her family moved to Rochester when Gail was a small child, and lived on Romeo Street. Gail attended...
by RAHS | Jul 30, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Edward Francis Madden Edward Francis Madden was born in Rochester, Michigan, on February 14, 1921, the son of Charles and Eva Brandel Madden. Edward attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1939. After high school, he was employed...
by RAHS | Jul 30, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Benjamin Jacob “Ben” Beaton Benjamin Jacob “Ben” Beaton was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 29, 1928, the son of Benjamin and Helena Schihl Beaton. The Beaton family moved to Rochester when Ben was a boy and lived on Castell Street. He attended...
by RAHS | Jul 17, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Russell Mitchell Braga Russell Mitchell Braga was born in Rochester, Michigan, on August 10, 1918, the son of August and Bertha Steinberg Braga. Russell attended Rochester High School, graduating as the valedictorian of the class of 1936. He...
by RAHS | Jul 17, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Norman Franklin Powers Norman Franklin Powers was born in Point Edward, Ontario, on August 3, 1915, the son of Benjamin and Mary Holbrook Powers. Norman came to Rochester, Michigan, in 1930 to live with his older sister, Marjorie, and her husband,...
