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Marine BGen Carl Fleps.
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Contact Info
Home Town Youngstown
Last Address McClean, VA
Date of Passing Feb 28, 2007
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Upon his retirement from the USMC in 1956, Gen. Fleps was promoted to the rank of BGen. The promotion was awarded in recognition of his meritorious wartime service.
Following his retirement, BGen Fleps launched a successful business career. He rose to the position of Vice President with the Greyhound Corporation, later the Dial Corporation. During the 1960 presidential campaign, he led the "Maryland Volunteers for Nixon-Lodge" organization. After leaving the Dial Corporation in 1979, he then held a position with the American Enterprise Institute, in Washington, D.C. for one-year.
Other Comments:
BGen Fleps died of complications from Parkinson's Disease on February 28, 2007. He was buried with full-military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Guadalcanal Campaign (1942-43)/New Caledonia
From Month/Year
August / 1942
To Month/Year
December / 1942
Description New Caledonia was a staging port for troops going battles in the Solomon Island chain.
