By Deborah Larsen Edwin John Kage Jr. Edwin John Kage Jr. was born in Rochester, Michigan, on August 21, 1924, the son of Edwin and Sylvia Nettnay Kage. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1942. Before the war, Edwin worked as a machine...

By Deborah Larsen William Vaino “Bill” Pennanen William Vaino “Bill” Pennanen (sometimes known as Vaino William Pennanen) was born in Harbor Beach, Michigan, on December 13, 1922, the son of Finnish immigrants Peter and Anna Nieminen Pennanen. The Pennanen family...

By Deborah Larsen Stanley Edwin Behm Stanley Edwin Behm was born in Rochester, Michigan, on January 15, 1925, the son of Edwin and Silvia Murray Behm.  Stanley’s parents operated Behm’s Dairy in Rochester. Stanley attended Rochester High School and graduated in...