Theodore William Mabee

1925 - 1945  (19 years)

• Name	Theodore William Mabee  [1]
  Birth	2 Jun 1925	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois   [2]
  	William E Mabee, Head, M, F, 37, M, age at first marriage 29, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, Mail carrier, government Leanna Mabee, Wife, F, W, 29, M, age at first marriage 21, Illinois, Indiana, Illinois Marian L Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 6, S, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois Theo W Mabee, Son, M, W, 4yr 10mo, S, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
  Census	8 Apr 1940	12th Street, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois   [3]
  	William Mabee, owns home worth $4600, Head, M, W, 47, completed 4 years high school, born in llinois, residence 1 April 1935 was Tinley Park, Cook, Illinois, Rural Mail Carrier, Government, wages earned in 1939 - $2300 Anna Mabee, Wife, F, W, 39, M, completed 8 years school, born in Illinois, residence 1 April 1935 was Tinley Park, Cook, Illinois Marion Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 16, S, attended school, completed 4 years high school, born in Illinois Thedore Mabee, Son, M, W, 14, S, attended school, completed 8 years school, born in Illinois
  Occupation	1943	Geneva Av, RD 6, Rockford, Illinois   [4]
  	Theo W. Mabee, Greaser, Williamson Mtr Co res Geneva Av, RD6
  WW2 Draft	2 Jun 1943	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois   [1]
  	Theodore William Mabee, R#5 - Geneva Ave, Rockford, Winn, Ill, born 2 Jun 1925 in Peoria, Ill, registered for the draft. He was a Senior at Est High School, Rockford, Ill. The person who would always know his address was his father, Wm E Mabee, at the same address. He was White, 5' 9", 160 pounds, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion.
  Milit-Beg	9 Oct 1943  [5]
  	US Army Air Force
  Reference Number	12357
  Death	6 Feb 1945  [5, 6]
  	Army Staff Sergeant, 786th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force. Killed in action when his B-24J took a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire while on a bombing mission near Dinslaken, Germany. S/Sgt Mabee was the right waist gunner.
  Burial	Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois   [5, 7]
  	Theodore W Mabee; Illinois; SSgt 466 AAF Bomb Group; World War II; June 2 1925 Feb 6 1945
  Person ID	I12293	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Ervin Mabee,   b. 16 Dec 1892, East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois d. 30 Nov 1981, Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Leanna Bishop,   b. 21 Mar 1901, Havana, Mason County, Illinois d. 7 Feb 1982, Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Mar 1922	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois   [2, 8]
  Family ID	F5811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Url: https://www.fold3.com/. [S302] 1930 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois, Roll: 562, Enumeration District: 4, Image: 255. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, Roll T627-915, Page 5A, ED 101-75A. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Rockford, Illinois, City Directory, 1944. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 and "World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, State of Illinois, County of Winnebago", War Department, June 1946. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 107016084. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, Obit in the The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), 11 Feb 1982, Thu, Page 60.