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Richard "Dick" Rebidue
was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, and worked in the
drafting profession for two years following high school.
Dick volunteered for the draft in
1953 and was assigned to the Combat Engineers. In 1957 and 1958, he
was a member of the Fifth Army Rifle Team at Fort Riley, Kansas.
While in Germany, Dick headed the Fifth Corps Team from 1959 to 1960
then returned to the states in 1961 with the USAREUR Rifle Team.
After a short stint with the First Army Marksmanship Unit, he was
reassigned to the Third Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning,
Georgia, from 1962 to 1963.
The following year Dick was
assigned to Korea. He shot his way back with the USARPAC Team and
after the All-Army Match was selected to shoot for the Army Service
Rifle Team in 1964. Upon completion of his tour in Korea, he was
assigned to the USAMTU Service Rifle Branch from 1965 until his
retirement in 1973, except for a tour in Vietnam as a sniper
instructor with the 9th Infantry Division in 1968.
During his years in marksmanship,
Dick accumulated numerous awards including the President's
Hundred Tab and the U.S.
Army Distinguished Rifleman Badge. Additionally, he won a number
of major matches including the Southwestern Interservice Match in
1966 and was the All-Army Service Rifle Champion in 1970.
After retiring from the Army at
Fort Benning, Georgia, Dick returned to school and subsequently
worked for the Columbus, Georgia, Consolidated Government for two
years. He then conducted a drafting program at two Columbus schools:
Carver High School for 19 years and 8 years at Columbus Technical
College (formerly Columbus Technical Institute).
Dick and his wife of 48 years,
Carol, have four children, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
He still plays as many rounds of golf as time and arthritis permit. |
