Kenneth Ball was born in Byron Center, Michigan and graduated from high school in 1952. After high school he spent a year at community college before going to the University of Michigan for architecture. Kenneth was drafted into the Army in 1956…

Binding of Ballantyne: A Novel, by Hellen Campbell, published by Little, Brown, and Company, 1900.

Carl Ballard was born on October 16, 1932 in Kent County, Michigan. He graduated from high school in 1951 and then enlisted in the Army. Carl trained in Kentucky and went through leadership school after basic. He was then sent to South Korea where…

Mary Baloyan's parents came from Armenia in 1897. She was the first Armenian girl born October 13, 1899 in Grand Rapids. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1922. She later was a teacher at Ottawa Hills High School, JRCC, and in Zeeland…

Baltimore A-30 US light attack bomber, circa 1945.

Baltimore class US CA (aircraft carrier/heavy cruiser), October 1, 1947.

Baltimore class US CA (aircraft carrier/heavy cruiser), October 1, 1947.

Baltimore class US CA (aircraft carrier/heavy cruiser), October 1, 1947.

Baltimore class US CA (aircraft carrier/heavy cruiser), October 1, 1947.

Baltimore class, US heavy cruiser, May 1, 1945.

Baltimore Class US aircraft carrier, October 1, 1947.

Baltimore Class US CA aircraft carrier, October 1, 1947.