 When injuries sustained during the attack incapacitated the carrier's executive officer, Commander Wiltsie assumed these duties and directed the organization of a salvage party which fought valiantly to save the ship.When "Yorktown" eventually succumbed to her damage and the coup de grace administered by Japanese submarine I-168, Wiltsie coolly and calmly directed the salvage party and the wounded to rescuing vessels alongside the doomed carrier.Wiltsie was promoted to Captain in September 1942 and commanded the seaplane tender "Albemarle" (AV-5) from 6 October 1942 to 12 June 1943.