Thomas, Charles L. b. April 17, 1920 d. February 15, 1980 World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served as a First Lieutenant in Company C, 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 103rd Infantry Division. On December 14, 1944, near Climbach, France, while in the lead vehicle of a task force organized to storm and capture the village his scout car was knocked out by enemy fire and he was wounded. He helped his crew out of the vehicle, but as he left was again wounded in the chest, legs and left arm. Despite his wounds, he directed the dispersal...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Westlawn Cemetery, Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Wilson, Jackie (Jack Leroy) b. June 9, 1934 d. January 21, 1984 Singer. Born Jack Leroy Wilson in Detroit, Michigan, the only child of Jack and Eliza Wilson from Columbus, Mississippi. He grew up in Highland Park, Michigan. He started singing at the age of 6. At 12 he joined the "Ever Ready Gospel Singers". They became very popular in Detroit's black churches. Truancy during high school landed him in the Lansing Correctional Institute. While at Lansing he took up boxing. His Mother Eliza, not a boxing fan, made him pursue a much more promising career...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Eubanks) Westlawn Cemetery, Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
b. April 17, 1920 d. February 15, 1980