By Deborah Larsen Edwin Nelson Cooper Edwin Nelson Cooper was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on March 6, 1922, the son of Ernest and Norma Rosebrook Cooper.  The Cooper family moved to Rochester when Edwin was a teenager. Before the war, he was employed at...

By Deborah Larsen Earl Francis Ferrier Earl Francis Ferrier was born in Rochester, Michigan, on July 12, 1919, the son of Leon and Thelma McBride Ferrier. Earl attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1937. After high school, he worked for the...

By Deborah Larsen Donald Maynard Clark Donald Maynard Clark was born in Rochester, Michigan, on November 12, 1924, the son of Gale and Florence Kunzi Clark. The Clark family lived on Drace Street, and Donald attended Rochester schools. Before the war, Donald worked at...