Reeves Kenneth (Kenny) Gauthier
Abt 1917 - 1944 (27 years)-
Name Reeves Kenneth (Kenny) Gauthier Born Abt 1917 Montreal, Wisconsin, United States [1] Gender Male Census 1920 Montreal, Iron, Wisconsin, United States [1]
Gauthier, Napoleon, age 29, born Michigan, parents born Canada, bookkeeper, mine office
Gauthier, Olive, age 25, born Ohio
Gauthier, Kenneth, age 2 years 6 months, born Wisconsin
Census 1930 Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, United States [2]
Gauthier, Napoleon, age 39, born Michigan, parents born Canada French, asst. supt., wheel factory
Gauthier, Olive, age 35, born Ohio
Gauthier, Kenneth, age 12, born Wisconsin
Gauthier, Raymond, age 9, born Wisconsin
Gauthier, Elizabeth, age 4 years 1 month, born Michigan
Census 1940 Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States [3]
Gauthier, Napoleon, 49, born Michigan, treasurer, automotive parts mfg
Gauthier, Olive, 45, born Ohio
Gauthier, Kenneth, 22, born Wisc, salesman, business machine mfg
Gauthier, Raymond, 19, born Wisc
Gauthier, Betty, 14, born Mich
Additional information Awarded Purple Heart Graduation 1940 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States University of Michigan Additional information 1944 France Military service - Reeves K. Gauthier
American
Service nbr: O-375631
First Lieutenant - assigned to the 27th Air Transport Group
Co-pilot
KIA C-47 crashed in the Pyrenees Mtns on a flight from Grove, England to Istres, France.
(Crew: pilot, 2nd Lt Kenneth Halverson; co-pilot, 2nd Lt Reeves K. Gauthier; Crew Chief Staff Sgt Charles Pavlak; Staff Sgt Robert Campbell)
Served with:
27th Air Transport Group
311th Ferrying Squadron
Information from the American Air Museum in Britain.
Death 7 Nov 1944 [4] During WWII - Lost in WWII. Plane took off in the mountains of Central Europe and was never heard of again.
Died 7 Nov 1944 France Reeves K Gauthier war dead certificate
From the American Battle Monument Commission website (abmc.gov)Additional information 1944-1945 Military notifications to Napoleon Gauthier - Telegram stating he was missing in action; letter from The Adjutant General; letter from commanding officier; letter from The Adjutant General; letter from Acting The Adjutant General; telegram stating that he was killed in action.
Name Kenneth Gauthier [1] Name Kenny Gauthier [5] Name R. Kenneth Gauthier [6] _UID C17052C0C27949729E94D6CCCA65A0A9853F Buried 1945 Draguignan, France - Rhone American Cemetery - Plot D, Row 3, Grave 12
Reeves Kenneth Gauthier burial information
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, FrancePerson ID I4873 Gauthier Family Tree Last Modified 3 Aug 2020
Father Napoleon Ebel Gauthier, b. 4 Aug 1890, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States , d. 3 May 1952, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States (Age 61 years) Mother Olive Marie Reeves, b. 30 Dec 1894, Shade, Athens, Ohio, United States , d. 22 Feb 1985, Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States (Age 90 years) Married 8 Jun 1916 Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [7] Marriage Ceremony 8 Jun 1916 Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [4] - Ceremony took place at St. Rose's Church.
Family ID F2027 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mildred Bailey, b. Abt 1919, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, United States , d. Yes, date unknown Married 14 Apr 1941 , Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States [6] Last Modified 8 Sep 2012 Family ID F1711 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Reeves Kenneth Gauthier
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- [S110] 1930 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T626, roll 1016, Ferndale, Oakland County, enumeration district (ED) 21, p. 12A, dwelling 232, family 327, Napoleon Gauthier, accessed 7 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 4), 7 Jan 2012.
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- [S243] Ohio, County Marriages, 1790-1950, Ohio Vital Records, ((familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Jan 2012), 1916 - Marriage - Napoleon E. Gauthier & Olive Marie Reeves; FamilySearch - FHL #901422; ref nbr 9385; page 348. (Reliability: 4), 7 Jan 2012.
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