He was married to Kathleen Jones in 1942. They had two daughters, Marilyn and Janis Claire, who was named to honor General Claire Chennault. The Shapous were members of St. Paul Catholic Church.[7]
teddy, shapou, theodore, roosevelt, shapou, 1919, january, 1919, 1985, 1985, american, fighter, pilot, world, captain, 1943born, 1919, january, 1919lawrence, massachusettsdied17, 1985, 1985, aged, bern, north, carolinaallegianceunited, statesservice, branchuni. Theodore Roosevelt Shapou 1919 01 07 January 7 1919 1985 05 17 May 17 1985 was an American fighter pilot of World War II Teddy ShapouCaptain Teddy Shapou in 1943Born 1919 01 07 7 January 1919Lawrence MassachusettsDied17 May 1985 1985 05 17 aged 66 New Bern North CarolinaAllegianceUnited StatesService wbr branchUnited States Army Air ForcesRankCaptainUnit74th Fighter SquadronBattles warsWorld War IIAwardsSilver StarDistinguished Flying CrossAir Medal Born in Lawrence Massachusetts in 1919 1 to Lebanese American parents he grew up in New Bern North Carolina with his three sisters He first attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh North Carolina then transferred to Georgetown College in Kentucky to be closer to his future wife He starred in football and baseball 2 and studied zoology and botany before dropping out to join the United States Army Air Forces In a War Department document dated September 26 1941 he is listed as a second lieutenant and pilot in the Air Corps Reserve 3 He was first assigned to a pursuit group in Puerto Rico before joining the 14th Air Force in China as a fighter pilot He served with the 74th Fighter Squadron in the China Burma India Theater 4 He was awarded at the same ceremony the Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for combat flying in China 5 He is said to have shot down several Zeros and assisted with downing a Mitsubishi bomber His photograph was auctioned in New Bern for war bonds for 8 500 6 He reached the rank of captain After the war he worked in the civil service at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Havelock North Carolina citation needed He was married to Kathleen Jones in 1942 They had two daughters Marilyn and Janis Claire who was named to honor General Claire Chennault The Shapous were members of St Paul Catholic Church 7 Captain Shapou died May 17 1985 in New Bern References edit Biographical Clpping Files Index UNC Library Other Ballplaying Servicemen Teddy Shapou PDF Baseball in Wartime Newsletter 7 35 May 2015 Shapou Teddy Roosevelt North Carolina Digital Heritage Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill flyingtiger org Archived from the original on 2008 10 11 Retrieved 2008 05 20 Flyer Hits Jackpot Archived 2007 08 22 at the Wayback Machine CBI Roundup Vol II No 6 Reg No L5015 Delhi Friday October 22 1943 Captain s Photo Sold During Bond Drive permanent dead link CBI Roundup NOVEMBER 19 1943 Goldsboro News Argus Wife s ObitExternal links editTeddy Shapou at Find a Grave nbsp This North Carolina related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teddy Shapou amp oldid 1093568214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
