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,...
by RAHS | Jul 17, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Leonard Earl Bebout Leonard Earl Bebout was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on September 27, 1914, the son of Ethelbert and Grace Holmes Bebout. Leonard grew up in Rochester and attended Rochester schools. Before the war, he worked at Yellow Truck &...
by RAHS | Jul 17, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Lawrence Edward Hopp Lawrence Edward Hopp was born in Rochester, Michigan, on January 2, 1923, the son of Albert and Viola Deming Hopp. Lawrence attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1941. After high school, he was an...
