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 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 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 &...