John Mochel, Jr.
Sometimes, a community business becomes a town’s anchor. For 111 years, that place was Mochel’s Hardware on Main St. Charles Mochel and business partner Levi Mertz initially opened the store […]
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John Davis Breen
Born May 3, 1931 in Dixon, Illinois, John was 78-year resident of Downers Grove. Breen was a hospital pharmacist for 40 years but was always interested in the past. John
Seargent Theodore L. Malacha
Theodore Malacha was from DuPage County and born on September 22, 1917. He graduated from Downers Grove Community High School in 1934. Sgt. Malacha was a gunner assigned to the
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First Lieutenant Jack Lyon
Jack Lyon, a pursuit pilot of the United States Marine Corps, went down with his ship “somewhere in the South Pacific” on July 26, it is believed, in the region
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Lieutenant Edward D. Lloyd
Edward D. Lloyd was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on March 14, 1912. He came to Chicago with his parents in 1914. In 1923 the family moved to Westmont where he
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Sargeant John Walter Lesniak
Born in Chicago, 1921, John Lesniak came with his parent to Downers Grove in 1926. He attended grade school and graduated from Downers Grove High School in 1940. At the
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Robert L Jones
Originally, born in Chicago (1917), Robert (Bobby) came to Downers Grove with his parents in 1923. He attended the local grade schools and graduated from Downers Grove High School in
Arthur L. Johnston
First Lieutenant Arthur L. Johnston was born in Chicago, 1918, and died in 1944 serving the army. He served with distinction as a bombardier in the 94th Bomber Group, Heavy,
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Joseph P Johnson
2nd Lieutenant Joseph Johnson was born in 1922 in Chicago. His parents moved to Downer Grove a few years later. He graduated from St Josephs parochial school and Downers Grove
Burton Calvin Huntley
CSk Burton Huntley was born in Waterloo, Iowa on January 5, 1911. He served as CSk (Chief Storekeeper) in the U.S. Navy on the Bismarck Sea. Excerpted from Downers Grove
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