William B. Caperton
| William Banks Caperton | |
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Caperton c. 1914
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| Born |
June 30, 1855 Spring Hill, Tennessee |
| Died | December 12, 1941 (aged 86) Newport, Rhode Island |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1875–1921 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held | US Pacific Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War World War I |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
William Banks Caperton (June 30, 1855 – December 12, 1941) was an admiral of the United States Navy.
He was born on June 30, 1855 in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Caperton graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1875. He held major posts ashore and afloat, chief of which were commanding the naval forces intervening in Haiti (1915–16) and Santo Domingo (1916), and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, from July 28, 1916 to April 30, 1919. He served actively until November 12, 1921. and died in Newport, Rhode Island, December 12, 1941.
In 1943, the destroyer USS Caperton (DD-650) was named in his honor.
Following graduation from the Naval Academy in September 1875, Caperton served at sea for five years, with duty aboard USS Powhatan, USS Constellation, and USS Tennessee. He had three years' service with the Coast and Geodetic Survey, after which he joined Ossipee for service on the Asiatic Station. In April 1887, he assumed duty as Inspector of Steel at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in November of the following year transferred to Washington, D.C., for duty as Secretary of the Steel Inspection Board. He next had brief duty in the summer of 1891 as Recorder of the Examining Board at Norfolk, Virginia.
Caperton had three years' consecutive sea duty aboard USS Miantonomoh (BM-5), USS Vesuvius (1888), and USS Essex (1876). On February 21, 1895, he reported to the Office of Naval Intelligence, Navy Department, Washington, DC, and following three months' duty in that office, he had instruction at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, completing the course there on October 15, 1896. Next followed consecutive service aboard USS Brooklyn and during the Spanish–American War period aboard USS Marietta, with service as executive officer of that vessel after the peace protocol was signed on August 12, 1898, and until October 16, 1899.
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