- SURNAME
Kappas
- FORENAME
Chris S.
- UNIT
3 Bn (Khaki Combat Team)
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
36030498
- AWARD
Bronze Star,Purple Heart
- PLACE
Burma 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Rock Island County,Illinois
born 1.7.1918 Illinois
raised Moline,Illinois
1 year high school
paymaster/payroll clerk/timekeeper in civilian life
enlisted 29.4.1941 Chicago,Illinois
WIA 1944 Burma
returned to USA 20.8.1944
employed by MacWhyte Corp.,Kenosha,Wisconsin
president,Voorlas Manufacturing,Racine,Wisconsin 1965
chairman,Lake Electric Motors (own company) 1971-82
retired to Ponte Vedra Beach,Florida 1982
married Faye H. Voorlas 1948 (died 2007 age 93)
died 13.1.2008
buried Racine,Wisconsin (family mausoleum)
born 1.7.1918 Illinois
raised Moline,Illinois
1 year high school
paymaster/payroll clerk/timekeeper in civilian life
enlisted 29.4.1941 Chicago,Illinois
WIA 1944 Burma
returned to USA 20.8.1944
employed by MacWhyte Corp.,Kenosha,Wisconsin
president,Voorlas Manufacturing,Racine,Wisconsin 1965
chairman,Lake Electric Motors (own company) 1971-82
retired to Ponte Vedra Beach,Florida 1982
married Faye H. Voorlas 1948 (died 2007 age 93)
died 13.1.2008
buried Racine,Wisconsin (family mausoleum)
