According to a document submitted to the Secretary of the Navy on 1 October 1945 by W. P. Starnes, the Commanding officer of the USS Caperton. What follows is the History of the USS Caperton (DD650) from Commissioning to date. which was then 1945
| 1943 | |
| 30 July | Commissioned, Boston Navy Yard, Unit of Destroyer Division 100, Destrloyer Squadron 50. |
| 15 Aug - 8 Oct | Underwent shakedown training off Atlantic Coast. |
| 8 Oct | Departed for the Pacific Theater of Operations. |
| 17 Oct | Transited the Panama Canal. |
| 31 Oct | Departed from the West Coast of the United States for war operations in the Pacific. |
| 27 Nov | Crossed equator and on this occasion all pollywogs were duly initiated into the Order of trhe Deep. |
| 1944 | |
| Dec-Jan 1944 | Participated in final covering operation of Tarawa. |
| 30 Jan | Participated as a unit of Task Group 58.1 in first bombardment of Kwajalein with WASHINGTON, INDIANA, MASSACHUSESTTS, and Destroyer Division 100. |
| 31 Jan-2 Feb | Participated in the first air strike on Truk with Task Group 58.1. |
| 21-22 Feb | Participated in first air strike on Saipan as a unit of Task Group 58.1. |
| 18-26 Mar | Participated as a unit of Task Group 36.1 providing air cover for landings on Emirau Islsand, Bismark Archipelago. |
| 29 Mar-2 Apr | Participated in first air strikes on Palau, yap and Woleai as a unit of Task Group 58.1. |
| 13-28 Apr | Participated in invasion of Aitape and Hollandia, new Guinea as a unit of Task Group 58.3. |
| 29 Apr-1 May | Particpated in second air strikes on Truk and Ponape as a unit of Task Group 58.3 |
| 6 Jun - 22 Jul | As a unit of Task Group 58.3, particpated in air strikes on Marianas; air support for the landings on Saipan and Tinian; holding strikes on Tinian, Rota, Pagan and Guam; first Battle of the Philippine Sea, shore bombardment and anit-shipping sweep on Guam and air support for landings on Guam. |
| 24-28 Jul | Participated in second air strike on Palau and Yap as a unit of Task Group 58.3. |
| 30 Aug - 8 Sept | Participated in shore bombardment of Peleliu Island and air cover for Palau landings as a unit of Task Group 38.3. |
| 3 Sept | Crossed equator and on this occasion all pollywogs were duly initiated into the Order of the Deep. |
| 9-10 Sept | Participated as a unit of Task Group 38.3 in first air strikes on Mindanao. |
| 12-14 Sept | Participated in first Visayan air strikes as a unit of Task Group 38.3. |
| 21-22 Sept | Participated in first air strikes on Luzon as a unit of Task Group 38.3. |
| 24 Sept | Participated in second Visayan strikes as a unit of Task Group 38.3. |
| 10-27, Oct | Participated as unit of Task Groups 38.3 and 38.4 in first air strikes on Okinawa, Formosa, third Visayan strikes, screening retirement of crippled HOUSTON and CANBERRA, and Battle of Leyte Gulf. |
| 3-10 Nov | Participated in screen and escort of damaged RENO from Philippine area back to base |
| 20 Nov | Participated in search for enemy midget submarines in Ulithi harbor. |
| 25 Nov | Participated in third air strikes on Luzon and Manila area as a unit of Task Group 38.3 |
| 14-24 Dec | Participated as a unit of Task Group 38.3 in air strikes on Luzon which were cut short by hurricane. |
| 1945 | |
| 3-5 Jan | Participated in second air strike on Formosa as a unit of Task Group 38.3 |
| 6-7 Jan | Participated in further air strikes on Luzon as a unit of Task Group 38.3 |
| 9 Jan | Participated in additional air strikes on Formosa as a unit of Task Group 38.3 |
| 10-20 Jan | In South China Sea participating in first air strikes on Camranh Bay, Saigon, hong Kong, Canton and Hainan as a unit of Task Group 38.3 |
| 21-23 Jan | Participated in air strikes on Formosa and Okinawa as a unit of Task Group 38.3. |
| 27 Jan | Received orders to return to the United States for Navy Yard overhaul ater 16 months' of war operations. |
| 15 Feb-15 Apr | Underwent Navy Yard overhaul, Todd Shipbuilding Company, San Pedro, California |
| 19 Apr | Departed West Coast for Pearl harbor, T.H. |
| 24 Apr-1 May | Underwent training period, Pearl harbor, T.H. |
| 1 May | Departed Pearl harbor, T.H., for forward area. |
| 1-26 Jun | Participated as a radar picket ship in occupation and defense of Okinawa and Southern Ryukus. |
| 1 Jul - | To cessation of hostilities with Japan, Participated in attacks against Tokyo and Japanese home islands with Second Carrier Task Force of Third Fleet as a member of Task Groups 38.1 and 38.4 |
| 27 August | Participated in occupation and demilitarization of Japan as a unit of Heavy Covering and Support Force under Task Force 35 and Task Force 53. |