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Personal info

Full name
RABIDEAU, Kenneth Woodrow
Date of birth
24 December 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Osier, Delta County, Michigan
Hometown
Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36195177
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
Near Lemud, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 20 22

Immediate family

Members
Charles H. Rabideau (father)
Ida (Micheau) Rabideau (mother)
Evelyne Rabideau (sister)
Elaine E. Rabideau (sister)
Evelyn M. (Lancour) Rabideau (wife)
Gary L. Rabideau (son)

More information

T/4 Kenneth W. Rabideau enlisted in Marquette, Michigan om 18 March in 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Vanderstelt Esh Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Escanaba Daily Press 1 December 1944, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Escanaba Daily Press 1 December 1944