Captain Wadleigh Capehart

1888 - 1952  (64 years)

• Name	Wadleigh Capehart
  Prefix	Captain
  Birth	3 Sep 1888	Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Sep 1952	San Diego, San Diego, California
  Burial	Oct 1952	Point Loma, San Diego, California
  Person ID	I1237	Scudder
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2011

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hewlett Scudder,   b. 5 Apr 1894, Brooklyn, Kings, New York d. 12 Jan 1979, Coronado, San Diego, California, (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1915	Brooklyn, Kings, New York   [1]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Hewlett Capehart,   b. 22 Dec 1916, Broolyn, New York, d. 5 Dec 2003 (Age 86 years)   2. Wadleigh Scudder Capehart,   b. 12 Jul 1918, Brooklyn, New York, d. 10 May 1932, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 13 years)   3. M.T. Capehart
  Family ID	F517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Wadleigh was a naval career officer and was naval Aviator Number 19 USN on the earliest list for that designation. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1910 and left the service in 1945 with the rank of Captain. In World War I, he was in France 1918-1919 commanding officer at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Fromentine. He served on several bases, San Diego, Cape May, an adviser to the Brazilian government on aviation.

  
  

• Sources

  [S270] Townsend Scudder II (1865-1960), No. 102, p. 3.