By Deborah Larsen John James Patton John James Patton was born in Rochester, Michigan, on May 14, 1920, the son of Frank and Alma Largent Patton.  John attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1938. Before the war, he was employed by the...

By Deborah Larsen Hiram Pilcher Manning Hiram Pilcher Manning was born in Huntington, West Virginia, on July 10, 1925, the son of Frank and Vernon Louise Willis Manning. The Manning family moved to Rochester when Hiram was a teenager and lived on Terry Street. He...

By Deborah Larsen Herbert Earl Houghten Herbert Earl Houghten was born in Rochester, Michigan, on June 6, 1919, the son of Lester and Blanche Weaver Houghten. Before the war, Herbert worked at Yellow Cab Company in Pontiac, Michigan. In June 1944, Herbert entered the...