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George Kappes  1938

Cullum No. 11106-1938 | 10/24/1944 | Died in Pacific Area - POW ship
Interment not reported to WPAOG

 


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On a Japanese transport in October 1944 Captain <em>George Kappes</em> was killed when the transport was sunk off the coast of China. His tragic death brought an end to a promising career in the Army and was a deep shock to his many friends who had prayed that George would be one of the lucky ones to survive two and one half years as a Japanese prisoner of war.</p>
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During the months of combat before the surrender of Corregidor George distinguished himself as an artillery officer and, according to survivors of that action, gained innumerable friends with his unfailing cheerfulness and high morale.</p>
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The details of his years as a prisoner of war are not known, but from our intimate knowledge of his disposition we can be sure that his high spirits and humor were a mainstay to those around him.</p>
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For gallantry in action he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. He was also awarded the Purple Heart.</p>
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George Kappes entered West Point in the summer of 1934 with a brand new degree as a Bachelor of Arts from Muskingum College in Ohio and no idea of what West Point had in store for him. Four years later he was graduated, number 73 in his class, with many fine friends. Always ready to perpetrate a practical joke, yet one of the most widely read and intellectual members of his class, the anecdotes of George&rsquo;s Cadet career are endless.</p>
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After a short tour of duty with the Air Corps at Randolph Field, George was transferred to the Coast Artillery and stationed briefly at Fort Scott in San Francisco. In May of 1939 he arrived at Corregidor in the Philippine Islands. His first assignment there was with the 92d Coast Artillery, and he stayed with that regiment until the American capitulation at Corregidor.</p>
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George was a fine officer and at Corregidor he built quietly and skillfully upon his foundation as an artilleryman.&nbsp;During the two years that we were closely associated there his knowledge and stature as an Army officer grew immensely, and at the time of the Japanese invasion his unassuming capability won him new responsibility.</p>
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George was married in June 1938 and brought his bride, the former Ruth&nbsp;Hicks of Elm Grove, West Virginia, to the Philippines a year later. Mrs. Kappes was evacuated from the Islands in May, 1941 and early in June, aboard the U.S. Army Transport Republic, their baby daughter was born. George was fascinated by children and one of our deepest regrets is that he did not live to see his daughter.</p>
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The Army has lost a fine soldier and we have lost a true and fine friend whom we will never forget.</p>
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<em>&mdash;Dallas F. Haynes</em></p>
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