By Deborah Larsen Milton Earl Wilcox Milton Earl Wilcox was born in Rochester, Michigan, on June 11, 1920, the son of Fred and Lyda Lovell Wilcox. Milton attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1938. After high school, he was employed at National...

By Deborah Larsen Martin Jerry Kennedy Martin Jerry Kennedy was born in Bannister, Michigan, on October 23, 1925, the son of Ernest Dale and Greta McDaid Kennedy. Martin came to Rochester in late 1941, when his father became the superintendent of the Rochester school...

By Deborah Larsen John Raymond Smith John Raymond Smith was born in Rochester, Michigan, on January 3, 1921, the son of Harold and Violet Griffin Smith. He grew up in Rochester and attended Rochester High School. Before the war, John was employed at National Twist...