Names of 7 fallen heroes to be added to Port Huron memorial Monday

Liz Shepard, Port Huron Times Herald
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Editor's note: The name of the memorial has been corrected. 

Seven fallen hero names will be added to the Veterans War Memorial in Pine Grove Park following Monday's Port Huron Memorial Day Parade.

The parade starts at 11 a.m., ending with a ceremony at Pine Grove Park.

The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial at Pine Grove Park in Port Huron on Friday, May 27, 2022. Seven fallen hero names will be added to the memorial following the Memorial Day Parade on Monday.
The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial at Pine Grove Park in Port Huron on Friday, May 27, 2022. Seven fallen hero names will be added to the memorial following the Memorial Day Parade on Monday.

The following names will be added, according to the memorial committee:

Cpl. Fredrick J. Sanford, U.S. Army

  • Born Feb. 20, 1892 in Hamilton, Ontario

  • Died Jan. 2, 1940 at home in Port Huron as a direct result of being gassed on Aug. 31, 1918 near Verdun in WWI. He is buried in Lakeside Cemetery.

Pfc. Evert I. Main, U.S. Army

  • Born July 13, 1925 in St. Clair, Michigan

  • Killed in action in France Dec. 23, 1944 in WWII. He is buried in the American Cemetery, Saint Avold, France.

Sgt. Charles H. McMillan, U.S. Army

  • Born in New York City May 22, 1916, a resident of the city of St. Clair in 1940

  • Killed in action in Germany, Apr. 7, 1945 in WWII. He is buried in the Margraten American Cemetery in the Netherlands.

Pfc. Keith F. Prior, U.S. Army

  • Born July 18, 1917 in St. Clair, Michigan

  • Killed in action in Germany Jan. 22, 1945 in WWII. He is buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg.

Cpl. Bruce N. Turner, U.S. Army Air Corp

  • Born Mar. 9, 1913 in Port Huron, Michigan

  • Killed in action Mar. 31, 1945 while serving with 415th Night Fighter Squadron. He is buried in the Riverlawn Cemetery in Marysville, Michigan.

Pfc. John W. Turner, U.S. Army

  • Born July 2, 1915 in Oxford, Michigan

  • Died Nov. 20,1944 of wounds received  in Germany during WWII. He is buried in the Riverlawn Cemetery in Marysville, Michigan.

WO. Michael J. Pelch, U.S. Army

  • Born May 2, 1946 in Columbiaville Michigan. Former resident of Port Huron

  • Killed in action Sept. 10, 1968 in Vietnam while serving with the 114th Avn Co. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Blanc, Michigan.

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