Honoring Service: Veteran Rex M. Babbitt, WWII
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Rex M. Babbitt was born on October 11th, 1918, in Detroit to parents Reginold and Helen Eisenberg Babbitt. He moved to Rye in 1941 and married his wife, Meri Gedney, a year later on August 1st, 1942.
Date of Birth: 10/11/1918
Died On: 12/1/1987
Street Address: 25 Vale Place
Service Number: 32562438
Branch of Service: U.S. Army-WWII
Babbitt served as a sergeant in the army from 1942 to 1945 and was awarded the American Theater Ribbon and the Bronze Star for his exceptional service.
Babitt worked as a kitchen designer at Garth Custom Kitchens Inc. in Scarsdale. He was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in White Plains. Babbitt passed away on Sunday, December 1st at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Warwick, New York after a brief illness. More on Babbit.
