Name:
William Van Capen
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
3rd Aviation Instruction Center
Date of Death:
1918-11-03
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France
Plot:
A
Row:
15
Grave:
21
Decoration:
Comments:
William Van Capen was born in August 1894, in Bergen County, New Jersey. He was the son of Edward A. Capen and Louise Hodgson Capen.
William died on November 3, 1918, in France. He was one of the 171 American servicemen who trained at the Third Aviation Instruction Center in France and died between 1917-1919. 2Lt Capen is now buried in the St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France.