By Deborah Larsen Rex Gordon May Rex Gordon May was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on July 26, 1917, the son of Edwin and Erma Daffer May. He was known to his family and friends by his middle name, Gordon. The May family moved to Rochester, Michigan, when Gordon was a...

By Deborah Larsen John Harrison Harr John Harrison Harr was born in Traverse City, Michigan, on June 1, 1920, the son of Ernest and Ida Canfield Harr. He attended Traverse City High School and played football on the school’s 1937 championship team. He graduated from...

By Deborah Larsen Howard E. Bressler Howard E. Bressler was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 12, 1918, the son of John and Annabelle Booth Bressler. He grew up in Rochester, Michigan, where his family lived on Wilcox Street. Howard graduated from Rochester High...