ROLL OF HONOR ~ Walloon Lake MI
Melrose Township World War II
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Photo Taken 2007 By Karla Howard Buckmaster
18 June 2013
The names on the Roll of Honor for Melrose Township WWII are listed below:
Andrew Anderson Elbert Anderson
Charlie Bauman John Beier Joseph Bernadyn Lawrence Brill
Lesie Barkley Milton Brown William Butler John Bauman
Edgar Carroll Elver Carroll Roland Carroll Robert Cilke
Victor Cilke Elmer Cilke Marshall Corey
Dean Dingman Louis Drost Wesley Dingman
Eugene Ecker Leo Ecker Ernest Everts Ervin Everts
Louis Evans Raymond Ecker Arthur Edson John Jones
Leslie Fineout A.C. Fineout Nettie Eva Fineout Victor Follette
William Fineout Walter K. Fineout Donald Geyer Arlo Gokee
Malcom Gokee Milton Gokee Roy Gokee Wayne Gokee
Donald Goodwin John Goodwin Keith Goodwin Bishop Goodwin
Wilson Gokee Joseph Germaine Stanley Germaine
Roy Hass Don Herrington Phillip Hildner Carl Hinkley
Robert Hire Millard Hooker Harry Howard Aner Hall
Floyd Henley Calvin Howard Ernest Howard
Walter Jensen George Jones Floyd Johnson Rolland Jensen
Howard Kleinhans
Clyde Kent Micheal Kondrat C. David Kent
Grover Lobdell James Lobdell Arthur Lloyd William Lyon
George Malloy Charles McCutcheon George McDonald Sam McDonald
Harold Miller Donald Moreau Kenneth Moreau Allister Murner
Leo Miller Clarence Miller
Avon Newcombe Marvel Nickey
Russell Padgett Bennie Plews Chester Padgett
Frank Romanick John Romanick Joseph Romanick Stanley Romanick
Ernest Ruffe Jack Root
Dean Scroggie Charles Sherk Gerald Smith Russell Spalding
Alva Starr Kenneth Starr Miles Starr Arthur Stevens
Milford Stevens Russell Stevens Lyman Short [Name not clear]
Kenneth Tillapaugh Ralph Taylor
Elzie Wicker George Varnum Whitfield
Charlie Bauman John Beier Joseph Bernadyn Lawrence Brill
Lesie Barkley Milton Brown William Butler John Bauman
Edgar Carroll Elver Carroll Roland Carroll Robert Cilke
Victor Cilke Elmer Cilke Marshall Corey
Dean Dingman Louis Drost Wesley Dingman
Eugene Ecker Leo Ecker Ernest Everts Ervin Everts
Louis Evans Raymond Ecker Arthur Edson John Jones
Leslie Fineout A.C. Fineout Nettie Eva Fineout Victor Follette
William Fineout Walter K. Fineout Donald Geyer Arlo Gokee
Malcom Gokee Milton Gokee Roy Gokee Wayne Gokee
Donald Goodwin John Goodwin Keith Goodwin Bishop Goodwin
Wilson Gokee Joseph Germaine Stanley Germaine
Roy Hass Don Herrington Phillip Hildner Carl Hinkley
Robert Hire Millard Hooker Harry Howard Aner Hall
Floyd Henley Calvin Howard Ernest Howard
Walter Jensen George Jones Floyd Johnson Rolland Jensen
Howard Kleinhans
Clyde Kent Micheal Kondrat C. David Kent
Grover Lobdell James Lobdell Arthur Lloyd William Lyon
George Malloy Charles McCutcheon George McDonald Sam McDonald
Harold Miller Donald Moreau Kenneth Moreau Allister Murner
Leo Miller Clarence Miller
Avon Newcombe Marvel Nickey
Russell Padgett Bennie Plews Chester Padgett
Frank Romanick John Romanick Joseph Romanick Stanley Romanick
Ernest Ruffe Jack Root
Dean Scroggie Charles Sherk Gerald Smith Russell Spalding
Alva Starr Kenneth Starr Miles Starr Arthur Stevens
Milford Stevens Russell Stevens Lyman Short [Name not clear]
Kenneth Tillapaugh Ralph Taylor
Elzie Wicker George Varnum Whitfield
ROLL OF HONOR (Close up of some of the names on the memorial)
The bronze plaque on the Veteran's Memorial, honoring Melose Township WWII veterans,
was made by Walloon Lake resident Burt Burns. The stone work was completed by Clare Bates.
was made by Walloon Lake resident Burt Burns. The stone work was completed by Clare Bates.
Frank Burns' daughter Barb has kept memorabilia from when her father made the plaque of the military memorial. She has submitted the photo below of the leftover letters that were used in the title of the plaque as seen on the top photo of this webpage. Barb remembers having spent many hours playing with the letters when she was little. The letters resurfaced recently when cleaning out Barb's mom's house after Mildred Burns died in the last few years. Barb wishes that her boys, and grandkids could have played with the letters too for tradition's sake.
Leftover Letters from when the Military Plaque was created by Frank Burns ~ Photo submitted by Frank Burns' daughter Barb in 2016
14 September 1944 ~ Northern Michigan Review
18 June 2013
"Military Veterans Buried in Melrose Township Cemetery"
Sponsored by G.T. Lasater - Retired Sheriff Assisted by: Cub Scout Pack 53
23 August 2016 ~ WWII Memorial with new memorial (at left) for "Military Veterans Buried in Melrose Township Cemetery"
23 August 2016 ~ Military Veterans Buried in Melrose Township Cemetery
Although Alva Franklin Starr, father of Ken Starr, is listed on this new memorial, Ken who served in WWII and was on Pearl Harbor the day it was bombed, is not listed on this memorial. Ken is buried in the Melrose Township Cemetery (aka Maple Hill Cemetery or Clarion Cemetery) right beside his father Alva. Ken's name was perhaps omitted, because he did not pass away until 2014 (as shown on his obituary), and the plaque may have been prepared before then.
23 August 2016
29 April 1938 ~ Petoskey Evening News
10 June 1948 ~ Northern Michigan Review
