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, France
  Person 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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• Sources

  [S154] 1920 - US Census - Wisconsin - Ancestry, Wisconsin, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T625, roll T625_1988, Montreal, Iron County, enumeration district (ED) 97, sheet 12A, dwelling 102, family 103, Napoleon Gauthier, accessed 7 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 4), 7 Jan 2012. [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. [S309] 1940 - US Census - Ohio - Ancestry, Ohio, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll T627_3058, Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, enumeration district (ED) 18-289, sheet 61B, household 256, Napoleon Gauthier, accessed 27 Jul 2012 (Reliability: 3), 27 Jul 2012. [S561] Seymour, Carmen Laurer, Carmen Laurer Seymour, p. Napoleon Gauthier and Olive (Reliability: 3). [S563] LaMotte, Ruth Gauthier, Ruth LaMotte Gauthier, (Ruth's genealogical records), Genealogical records from Ruth Gauthier LaMotte (Reliability: 3). [S319] Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973 - Ancestry, Ohio. Cuyahoga., (Digital images. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, \i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2010.), marriage 124 - license # 81616, R. Kenneth Gauthier-Mildred Bailey, 1941; accessed 8 Sep 2012. (Reliability: 3), 8 Sep 2012. [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.