The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph Patrick Capper
Rank
Aviation Ordnanceman First Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
October 16, 1953
Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Capper was a crew member aboard the aircraft carrier USS LEYTE (CV-32) being refitted at the Boston Navy Yard. He was killed by an explosion and fire in the port catapult machinery room aboard ship on October 16, 1953.