Milton Mapou, was born on October 15, 1921 in Rockaway Park, New York to Irving and Frances (Gleboff ) Mapou. At age 97, he passed away January 17, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio.
A Word War II Veteran, Milt served in the US Navy from 1940-1946, a Pearl Harbor Attack survivor (USS Detroit) and aboard the Destroyer USS Pringle, first in the Atlantic then the Pacific Theater for the balance of the war, twice traversing the Panama Canal.
Awarded numerous decorations, including Purple Heart w/Gold Star, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal w/9 Stars and Defense Service Medal w/Star. Pacific Campaigns: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Endured yearlong plus recovery and lifelong disability from wounds sustained when April 16, 1945 Kamikaze Attack off Okinawa sunk the USS Pringle within six minutes.
Milt volunteered at the Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. He was a member of Benfield Christian Church.
Preceded in death by his wife, Helen Mapou; parents, Irving and Frances Mapou; daughter, Fern Roth, siblings, Bernard Mapou and Alice Brilliant.
Milton is survived by son, Craig C. (Donna) Mapou; grandchildren, Jennifer Roth, Stefinie Roth, Jason Mapou, Jaime Mapou, Ken (Lisa) Branscome, Randy Branscome; great-grandchildren, Doug Branscome, Christina Smith, Amanda Branscome, and Sarah Branscome; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Branscome; sister, Fannye Lower; special friends, Dr. Norman Lambert, Greg Keller, and Barbara Barber.
A Word War II Veteran, Milt served in the US Navy from 1940-1946, a Pearl Harbor Attack survivor (USS Detroit) and aboard the Destroyer USS Pringle, first in the Atlantic then the Pacific Theater for the balance of the war, twice traversing the Panama Canal.
Awarded numerous decorations, including Purple Heart w/Gold Star, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal w/9 Stars and Defense Service Medal w/Star. Pacific Campaigns: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Endured yearlong plus recovery and lifelong disability from wounds sustained when April 16, 1945 Kamikaze Attack off Okinawa sunk the USS Pringle within six minutes.
Milt volunteered at the Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. He was a member of Benfield Christian Church.
Preceded in death by his wife, Helen Mapou; parents, Irving and Frances Mapou; daughter, Fern Roth, siblings, Bernard Mapou and Alice Brilliant.
Milton is survived by son, Craig C. (Donna) Mapou; grandchildren, Jennifer Roth, Stefinie Roth, Jason Mapou, Jaime Mapou, Ken (Lisa) Branscome, Randy Branscome; great-grandchildren, Doug Branscome, Christina Smith, Amanda Branscome, and Sarah Branscome; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Branscome; sister, Fannye Lower; special friends, Dr. Norman Lambert, Greg Keller, and Barbara Barber.
Milton Mapou, was born on October 15, 1921 in Rockaway Park, New York to Irving and Frances (Gleboff ) Mapou. At age 97, he passed away January 17, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio.
A Word War II Veteran, Milt served in the US Navy from 1940-1946, a Pearl Harbor Attack survivor (USS Detroit) and aboard the Destroyer USS Pringle, first in the Atlantic then the Pacific Theater for the balance of the war, twice traversing the Panama Canal.
Awarded numerous decorations, including Purple Heart w/Gold Star, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal w/9 Stars and Defense Service Medal w/Star. Pacific Campaigns: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Endured yearlong plus recovery and lifelong disability from wounds sustained when April 16, 1945 Kamikaze Attack off Okinawa sunk the USS Pringle within six minutes.
Milt volunteered at the Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. He was a member of Benfield Christian Church.
Preceded in death by his wife, Helen Mapou; parents, Irving and Frances Mapou; daughter, Fern Roth, siblings, Bernard Mapou and Alice Brilliant.
Milton is survived by son, Craig C. (Donna) Mapou; grandchildren, Jennifer Roth, Stefinie Roth, Jason Mapou, Jaime Mapou, Ken (Lisa) Branscome, Randy Branscome; great-grandchildren, Doug Branscome, Christina Smith, Amanda Branscome, and Sarah Branscome; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Branscome; sister, Fannye Lower; special friends, Dr. Norman Lambert, Greg Keller, and Barbara Barber.
A Word War II Veteran, Milt served in the US Navy from 1940-1946, a Pearl Harbor Attack survivor (USS Detroit) and aboard the Destroyer USS Pringle, first in the Atlantic then the Pacific Theater for the balance of the war, twice traversing the Panama Canal.
Awarded numerous decorations, including Purple Heart w/Gold Star, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal w/9 Stars and Defense Service Medal w/Star. Pacific Campaigns: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Endured yearlong plus recovery and lifelong disability from wounds sustained when April 16, 1945 Kamikaze Attack off Okinawa sunk the USS Pringle within six minutes.
Milt volunteered at the Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. He was a member of Benfield Christian Church.
Preceded in death by his wife, Helen Mapou; parents, Irving and Frances Mapou; daughter, Fern Roth, siblings, Bernard Mapou and Alice Brilliant.
Milton is survived by son, Craig C. (Donna) Mapou; grandchildren, Jennifer Roth, Stefinie Roth, Jason Mapou, Jaime Mapou, Ken (Lisa) Branscome, Randy Branscome; great-grandchildren, Doug Branscome, Christina Smith, Amanda Branscome, and Sarah Branscome; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Branscome; sister, Fannye Lower; special friends, Dr. Norman Lambert, Greg Keller, and Barbara Barber.
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