Caplan, Leslie, Maj

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 3162-Flight Surgeon
Last AFSC Group
Medical (Officer)
Primary Unit
1944-1945, AAF MOS 3162, Status - POW/MIA
Service Years
1941 - 1946
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Home State
Ohio
Ohio
 Year of Birth
1908
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Steubenville, Ohio		 Last Address
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Passing
Aug 04, 1969		  
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 68, Site 5001

 Official Badges 

US Army Honorable Discharge WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1969, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He saved the lives of many POW's with his heroic actions in the camps and especially during the brutal forced marches they had to endure near the end of the war.
   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://www.stalagluft4.org/Testimony%20of%20Dr.htm
http://www.rb-29.net/html/79SchumacherSty/13.01schum.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.00391/pageturner?ID=pm0009001
http://www.geocities.ws/majorcaplan/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8778265
http://www.angel45-2b.com/lesliecaplan.html
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=1&cat 

   
  1944-1945, AAF MOS 3162, Status - POW/MIA

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October / 1944 		To Month/Year
May / 1945
Unit
Status - POW/MIA Unit Page
Rank
Major		 AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 3162-Flight Surgeon
Base, Station or City
Several camps in Yugoslavia & Germany		 State/Country
Germany
   
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 Status - POW/MIA Details

Status - POW/MIA
Type
Space Communications 		 
Parent Unit
Status - Special Circumstance 		Strength
Not Specified
Created/Owned By
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Last Updated: Feb 28, 2023
   
   
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Status - POW/MIA
Tobiason (Whittle), Reba Z., 1st Lt, (1941-1946) A31 AAF MOS 3100 [Other Service Rank]
Cassel, William L., 2nd Lt, (1943-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1035 [Other Service Rank]
Hurley, Richard M., 2nd Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1093 [Other Service Rank]
Vanaman, Arthur William, Maj Gen, (1917-1954) A11 AAF MOS 9301 Brigadier General
Carmichael, Richard Henry, Maj Gen, (1928-1961) A23 AAF MOS 1060 Colonel
Woods, Sidney Sterling, Col, (1937-1962) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Lieutenant Colonel
Anderson, Sheldon Keith, Capt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Asbell, Fredrick W., Capt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1039 Captain
Encinias, Miguel, Lt Col, (1939-1971) 112 1121Z Captain
Hammer, Roy A., Maj, (1943-1946) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Captain
Lay, Harry T., Capt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
McKeon, Joseph Thomas, Lt Col, (1941-1963) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Starck, Walter Edwin, Col, (1942-1965) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Taylor, Robert Preston, Maj Gen, (1940-1966) A32 AAF MOS 5310 Captain
Aron, William Emil, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Barmore, Robert (Ken), 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1092 First Lieutenant
Berg, Warren H., Capt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Birckhead, Robert B., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Chapman, Norman M., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Darden, Robert, H., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Dexter, Vernon, L., 1st Lt, (1942-1946) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Ebert, Dale, D., 1st Lt, (1942-1946) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Embach, John Henry, Capt, (1941-1952) A23 AAF MOS 1051 First Lieutenant
Fonke, Vincent A., Col, (1939-1970) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Fox, Herman, 1st Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1024 First Lieutenant
Gailer, Frank Lewis, Brig Gen, (1942-1972) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Grounds, William C., Capt, (1941-1947) A23 AAF MOS 1093 First Lieutenant
Gulick, Spencer, H., 1st Lt, (1941-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1051 First Lieutenant
Hanrahan, Robert, T., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Hillestad, Raymond H., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Hinckley, Bud H., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1024 First Lieutenant
Holstine, Philip, M., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Isaacs, Norman F., 1st Lt, (1941-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1039 First Lieutenant
Konopack, Jr., Edward J., 1st Lt, (1943-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
La Fleur, Joseph Verbis, 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A32 AAF MOS 5310 First Lieutenant
Luksic, Carl John, Lt Col, (1942-1969) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
McClure, Robert F, 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A16 AAF MOS 2552 First Lieutenant
Muse, Charles Amacie, Lt Col, (1943-1975) A08 AAF MOS 1036 First Lieutenant
Norby, Charles A., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Oas Jr., Herbert L., 1st Lt, (1942-1946) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Parham, James S., 1st Lt, (1941-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Rosenberg, (Rowen), Robert M., 1st Lt, (1941-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Rosholt, Norman, Capt, (1942-1946) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Scott, Dale E., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1036 First Lieutenant
Stoliar, Norton, 1st Lt, (1940-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
Tyron, Stanley, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Ulrich, Norman A., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Weinstein, Ira, P., 1st Lt, (1943-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1037 First Lieutenant
Allen, Jr., Charles E., 1st Lt, (1942-1952) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Canin, I. Paul, 2nd Lt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 141 Second Lieutenant
Cline, Earl Edgar, 2nd Lt, (1944-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1036 Second Lieutenant
Dailey, Cole Major, Lt Col, (1942-1973) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Dickinson, Loy, A., 2nd Lt, (1943-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Dougherty, Henry J., 2nd Lt, (1941-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1054 Second Lieutenant
Hart, Bernard, 2nd Lt, (1943-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Hathcock, Lloyd S., Maj, (1942-1973) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Heckel, Charles, Col, (1943-1975) A23 AAF MOS 1024 Second Lieutenant
Huish, Billy H., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Keeffe, James, Lt Col, (1942-1966) A23 AAF MOS 1092 Second Lieutenant

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