Louis W Rubidoux

Louis joined the ARMY on 12 Nov. 1941 and was accepted directly into the AAC.  He joined at Santa Fe', NM, he was living at Colfax, NM, had completed 2 yeaars of college, was white, citizen, working as a clerk/general office employment and was still single at enlistment.

Louis Rubidoux became a Radio/Aerial Gunner and was assigned to the 446th BS of the 321st Bomb Group in the MTO in B-25 Mitchells.  He was in the original Knapp Flight Over, Feb. 1943, across the Atlaitic the Southern Route.

446, S-Sgt Louis A Rubidoux, WINGS -Aerial Gunner and Radio 

321stBG,446thBS,Louis A Rubidoux, Radio/Gunner
S/SGT LOUIS RUBIDOUX Born 1919, Santa Fe', NM
Flight to the MTO A/C No. 41-13197
P Taylor, Peter D., 1Lt
CP Martin, John K. “Kirk”, 1Lt
N None
B Beyer, William J., 2Lt
E McNair, Luddie L., S/Sgt
R Rubidoux, Louis W., S/Sgt
G Chappell, Jack F., T/Sgt
F Pemberton, Francis R., Maj, HQ 321st BG (observer)

24 Mar 43 mission A/C No. 41-13197
P Taylor, Peter D., 1Lt
CP Martin, John K. “Kirk”, 1Lt
N None
B Beyer, William J., 2Lt
E McNair, Luddie L., S/Sgt
R Rubidoux, Louis W., S/Sgt
G Chappell, Jack F., T/Sgt
F Pemberton, Francis R., Maj, HQ 321st BG (observer)

S/Sgt Louis was a B-25 Radio/Gunner in the B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber of the 321st Bomb Group, 446th Bomb Squad /MTO.

Louis W. Rubidoux: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Courier-News (Elgin, IL) - Thursday, November 22, 2001
Deceased Name: Louis W. Rubidoux
Louis W. Rubidoux, 83, of Carpentersville died Saturday, November 17, 2001
at St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin.

He was born in Raton, New Mexico on June 9, 1919. He was the son of Andrew
and Minnie Rubidoux.

Mr. Rubidoux was a 45 year resident of the Carpentersville area.

He was a retired educator and had taught in the Arlington Heights School
District.

He was a W.W. II Army Air Corp Veteran.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Agatha Jeanne (nee Floener)
Rubidoux.

They married on June 9, 1945. He is also survived by four children, Tom
(Marlene) of Madison, Alabama, Laura (Scott) Schwartz of Carpentersville, Kathy
DePaul of Landsdale, PA and Barbara Cosman of Elgin; eight grandchildren
and one great-grandchild; a sister, Frances Martinez of Albuquerque, New
Mexico.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.
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Louis Walter Rubidoux   Birth: June 9,1921 (9 Jun 1921)    Death: About 2001 - Carpentersville, Illinois

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Louis W Rubidoux
Service Info.: US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1919
Death Date: 17 Nov 2001
Cemetery: Dundee Township East Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Rt 25 & 72 East Dundee, IL 60118
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Louis W. Rubidoux
Birth: Jun. 9, 1919
Death: Nov. 17, 2001

US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

Burial: Dundee Township Cemetery East
East Dundee, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Created by: Barbara LeClaire
Record added: Oct 31, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31024623
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Louis W. Rubidoux: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - Friday, November 23, 2001
Deceased Name: Louis W. Rubidoux
Louis W. Rubidoux of Carpentersville

Funeral services for Louis W. Rubidoux, 83, will be held at 11 a.m. today,
at Miller Funeral Home, 504 W. Main St., West Dundee. Born June 9, 1919, in
Raton, N.M., the son of Andrew and Minnie Rubidoux, he died Saturday, Nov.
17, 2001, at Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin. Burial will be in Dundee
Township East Cemetery, East Dundee, following the services. Mr. Rubidoux had
lived in the Carpentersville area for 45 years. A retired educator, he had
taught in the Arlington Heights School District. He was also a veteran,
having served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Surviving are his wife
of 56 years, Agatha Jeanne Rubidoux (nee Floener), whom he married June 9,
1945; children, Tom (Marlene) Rubidoux of Madison, Ala., Laura (Scott)
Schwartz of Carpentersville, Kathy DePaul of Landsdale, Pa., and Barbara Cosman of
Elgin; sister, Frances Martinez of Albuquerque, N.M.; eight grandchildren;
and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, three
brothers and two sisters.