By Deborah Larsen Thomas Edward Madden Thomas Edward Madden was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on April 6, 1925, the son of Charles and Eva Brandel Madden. His family moved to Rochester in about 1931 and lived on Fourth Street. Thomas attended Rochester High School and...

By Deborah Larsen Robert Boyd Brown, Jr. Robert Boyd Brown Jr. was born in Uddingston, Scotland, on May 18, 1922, the son of Robert and Janet Brown. He emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was a year old. The family first settled in Detroit, where...

By Deborah Larsen Orison James Bullard, Jr. Orison James Bullard, Jr. was born in Greenfield Township, Michigan, on October 25, 1923, the son of Orison James and Clara Ranger Bullard. Before the war, he was working in a family business in Detroit, but his mother moved...