Mr. Capps was born in St Helena and lived in Middletown until he joined the Navy at the age of 18. He attended local schools and received a football trophy for the longest pass made by the Middletown Mustangs in 1942. He served in the Pacific during World War II receiving a Victory Medal and a Purple Heart. Mr. Capps was present in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese- American treaty was signed. He returned to the Bay Area after the war and owned several businesses before going to work as a maintenance engineer at Doctors Hospital in Pinole. He retired in 1986.
married Betty Rae Wilcox
married Betty Rae Wilcox
Mr. Capps was born in St Helena and lived in Middletown until he joined the Navy at the age of 18. He attended local schools and received a football trophy for the longest pass made by the Middletown Mustangs in 1942. He served in the Pacific during World War II receiving a Victory Medal and a Purple Heart. Mr. Capps was present in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese- American treaty was signed. He returned to the Bay Area after the war and owned several businesses before going to work as a maintenance engineer at Doctors Hospital in Pinole. He retired in 1986.
married Betty Rae Wilcox
married Betty Rae Wilcox
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