The life and Accomplishments of Kirby Lee Vidrine Sr. By John R. “Randy” Vidrine Kirby Lee Vidrine Sr. was my paternal grandfather. He was the son of Aurelie Vidrine and his second wife Louisiana Singletary. Aurelie’s first wife Zoe Fusilier died June 26, 1891. Her youngest child, a daughter Marie

Today is the anniversary of the Normandy Landings known as D-Day when the Allied (American, British, and Canadian) forces stormed the beaches of Normandy during WWII. No soldiers from the Vidrine Family are known to be among the nearly 10,000 Allied causalities on June 6, 1944. However, there is one