George E. Kapotas was born on February 22, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Anastasios Kapotas or Kapotas, was born in 1892, in Paleochorion, Doris Province, Phocis District. At the age of 19, he decided to emigrate to the USA, along with three other fellow countrymen, in search of a better life. The other members of his group, with whom he would travel, were Joannis Brumas, Georgios Eliopulos, and Charalambos Katjabakos. The four friends departed from the port of Patras on the passenger ship SS ATHINAI, arriving in New York on 17 April 1911. The young immigrant, during the screening process at Ellis Island, in order to be allowed to enter the USA, changed his name to Ernest J. Kapotas. He initially resided in Milwaukee, Massachusetts, as a guest of a friend, George Papadimitriou, and there he worked in various factories in the area. After a few years, now married, he moved to Minneapolis where he settled permanently with his wife Agnes, who was of Scandinavian descent. With her, he had three children, Elaine, John, and George. The professional prospect of a military career seemed to interest young George E. Kapotas from his early teens. This resulted in him enlisting in the US Navy on June 5, 1941. The fact that ...

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