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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 56819" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Kappas</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Chris S.</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Bn (Khaki Combat Team)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>36030498</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star,Purple Heart</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Rock Island County,Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 1.7.1918 Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>raised Moline,Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 year high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>paymaster/payroll clerk/timekeeper in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 29.4.1941 Chicago,Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 1944 Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>returned to USA 20.8.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by MacWhyte Corp.,Kenosha,Wisconsin</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>president,Voorlas Manufacturing,Racine,Wisconsin 1965</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>chairman,Lake Electric Motors (own company) 1971-82</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired to Ponte Vedra Beach,Florida 1982</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Faye H. Voorlas 1948 (died 2007 age 93)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 13.1.2008</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>buried Racine,Wisconsin (family mausoleum)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 56819, member: 1"] [LIST][B]SURNAME[/B][/LIST] [INDENT][I]Kappas[/I][/INDENT] [LIST][B]FORENAME[/B][/LIST] [INDENT][I]Chris S.[/I][/INDENT] [LIST][B]UNIT[/B][/LIST] [INDENT][I]3 Bn (Khaki Combat Team)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST][B]RANK[/B][/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST][B]NUMBER[/B][/LIST] [INDENT][I]36030498[/I][/INDENT] [LIST][B]AWARD[/B][/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star,Purple Heart[/I][/INDENT] [LIST][B]PLACE[/B][/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B][/LIST] [INDENT][I]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) [/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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