. ▁Marie , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 8 ▁- ▁Edd ie ▁Slov ik , ▁U . S . ▁soldier ▁executed ▁for ▁desert ion ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁in ▁Detroit ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 3 ▁- ▁Hall ▁Over ton , ▁composer , ▁jazz ▁pian ist ▁and ▁music ▁teacher , ▁in ▁Bang or , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁April ▁ 9 ▁- ▁Art ▁Van ▁Dam me , ▁jazz ▁accord ion ist , ▁in ▁Norway , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 2 ▁- ▁Alfred ▁B urt , ▁jazz ▁music ian ▁who ▁composed ▁music ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁Christmas ▁car ols , ▁in ▁Mar qu ette , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 9 ▁- ▁David ▁M . ▁Nelson , ▁football ▁coach ▁and ▁Secretary - Editor ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Football ▁R ules ▁Committee ▁for ▁ 2 9 ▁years ▁who ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁in ▁Detroit ▁ ▁May ▁ 3 1 ▁- ▁Francis ▁P . ▁Ham mer berg , ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁diver ▁who ▁received ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁post hum ously ▁for ▁res cu ing ▁two ▁fellow ▁divers , ▁in ▁D ag get t , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 3 ▁- ▁Don ▁R al ke , ▁pro l ific ▁music ▁arr anger ▁and ▁composer ▁for ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁and ▁producer ▁of ▁the ▁" G old en ▁Th ro ats " ▁record ings , ▁in ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁July ▁ 3 0 ▁- ▁Marie ▁Th arp , ▁ ▁ge ologist ▁and ▁ocean ographic ▁cart ograph er ▁who