by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Richard Earl “Dick” Masters Richard Earl “Dick” Masters was born in Elkton, Michigan, on January 3, 1925, the son of Leland and Eva Wiltse Masters. The Masters family moved to Rochester when Dick was a teenager and lived on West Fifth Street (now...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Paul Douglas Strohkirch Paul Douglas Strohkirch was born in Pine, Minnesota, on November 20, 1916, the son of Adolph and Valida Morin Strohkirch. Paul grew up in Minnesota and moved to Rochester about 1940 with his mother after her remarriage. Before...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen O.C. Martin O.C. Martin was born in Perry, Michigan, on February 10, 1919, the son of Otto and Cleo Franks Martin. The Martin family moved to Avon Township when O.C. was a teenager, and he attended Rochester High School, graduating in the class of...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Marvin Elwood Foster Marvin Elwood Foster was born in Union, West Virginia, on September 28, 1923, the son of George and Alma Dixon Foster. Marvin grew up in West Virginia, but by 1942, he was living on Emmons Street in the Brooklands area of Avon...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Max Eugene Clymer Max Eugene Clymer was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 26, 1926, the son of Esra and Cora Engle Clymer. The Clymer family moved to Avon Township when Max was a teenager and lived on Norton Lawn Road. Max attended Rochester...
by RAHS | Jul 10, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Marian Frances Jerome Marian Frances Jerome was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 29, 1923, the daughter of Charles “Larry” and Frances Brett Jerome. Marian grew up in Rochester, Michigan, where her father owned and operated the Larry Jerome...
