edlafre
What became of Ens Stanley B Caplan who assumed ship command at Pear Harbor?
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It appears he progressed in rank through the war (to Lieutenant) and was in command of the USS Long when it was lost to a Kamikaze attack in January 1945 (though he survived the attack) Not sure what happened to him following that though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Long_(DD-209)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Long_(DD-209)