Raymond George Prefontaine was the father of Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine.
Ray Prefontaine was born on December 11, 1919 in Egeland, North Dakota. He was the son of Henry Roland Prefontaine. His mother was Dalena Peanell or Penill Prefontaine. She died in 1929. His stepmother was Vesta Pearl Prefontaine.
Ray Prefontaine married his first wife, Genevieve "Jennie" Redmond, on October 31, 1940, in Clark County, Washington state. In 1942 in Oregon, they had a daughter, Neta Dalena Prefontaine.
Ray Prefontaine married his second wife, Elfriede Anna Marie Sennholz on July 2, 1948 in her native Germany. She was the mother of two children: Steve Roland, born in 1951 and and Linda Ann, born two years later. Both German and English were spoken in their home.
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Military Information:
Raymond G Prefontaine
Marital Status Married
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 20 Oct 1945
Event Place Cp Roberts, California, United States
Term of Enlistment Enlistment for
Hawaiian Department
Race White
Citizenship Status citizen
Birth Year 1919
Birthplace 5
Education Level 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation 256
Military Rank Sergeant
Army Branch Infantry
Army Component Regular Army
(including Officers, Nurses,
Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference National Guard in
Federal Service, within 3 months of Discharge
Serial Number 06574540
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923
Box Film Number 00331.101
Raymond George Prefontaine was the father of Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine.
Ray Prefontaine was born on December 11, 1919 in Egeland, North Dakota. He was the son of Henry Roland Prefontaine. His mother was Dalena Peanell or Penill Prefontaine. She died in 1929. His stepmother was Vesta Pearl Prefontaine.
Ray Prefontaine married his first wife, Genevieve "Jennie" Redmond, on October 31, 1940, in Clark County, Washington state. In 1942 in Oregon, they had a daughter, Neta Dalena Prefontaine.
Ray Prefontaine married his second wife, Elfriede Anna Marie Sennholz on July 2, 1948 in her native Germany. She was the mother of two children: Steve Roland, born in 1951 and and Linda Ann, born two years later. Both German and English were spoken in their home.
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Military Information:
Raymond G Prefontaine
Marital Status Married
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 20 Oct 1945
Event Place Cp Roberts, California, United States
Term of Enlistment Enlistment for
Hawaiian Department
Race White
Citizenship Status citizen
Birth Year 1919
Birthplace 5
Education Level 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation 256
Military Rank Sergeant
Army Branch Infantry
Army Component Regular Army
(including Officers, Nurses,
Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference National Guard in
Federal Service, within 3 months of Discharge
Serial Number 06574540
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923
Box Film Number 00331.101
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