By Deborah Larsen Claude Marsh Bird Claude Marsh Bird was born in Rochester, Michigan, on December 20, 1923, the son of Frank and Grace Marsh Bird. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1941. He was also a member of Rochester’s Boy Scout...

By Deborah Larsen Clarence Henry Carpenter Clarence Henry Carpenter was born in Rochester, Michigan, on September 27, 1919, the son of Harry and Lorena Gottschalk Carpenter. Clarence’s father died when Clarence was 14, and his mother then married George Saam. The...

By Deborah Larsen Charles John Dillman Charles John Dillman was born in Rochester, Michigan, on January 14, 1921, the son of Arthur and Hilda Upton Dillman. His father was one of the partners in the Dillman & Upton lumber company of Rochester. Charles attended...