Memorial Services at University of Detroit
The most prominent building on the McNichols campus of the University of Detroit Mercy is the Tower. Dedicated in 1927 during the University’s Golden Jubilee celebration, at the base is a marble tablet inscribed with the names of twelve former students who died in the service of their country in World War I. The heroes to whom the University paid tribute to: Lieutenant Thomas Gerald Kennedy, Private Russell William McBrearty, Lieutenant William J. Wilkinson, Sargeant Thomas Abbot Abrey, Cadet John R. Des Champs, Private James M. Williams, Seaman Roger S. MacNamara, Private Lionel Esslin, Private Edward Burns, Private Charles Harrison, Private Louis Mans, and Private Alfred Fuller.
Memorial Day Service May 29, 1951
A description on how these men gave their lives can be found in the October 12, 1927 issue of the Varsity News.
