Casamento, Anthony, Cpl

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Corporal
Last Primary MOS
0332-Heavy Machine Gunner
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1946-1946, D Co, 1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)
Service Years
1940 - 1945
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Corporal
One Hash Mark

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 Personal Details 

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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1920
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by PFC Peter Ruvolo (WW2) to remember Marine Cpl Anthony Casamento.

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Contact Info
Last Address
Long Island N.Y.
Date of Passing
Jul 27, 1987
 
Location of Interment
Pinelawn National Cemetery (VA) - Long Island, New York

 Official Badges 

French Fourragere WW II Honorable Discharge Pin US Marine Corps Honorable Discharge (Original)


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Dragon


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
North Shore Queens; Detachment 240National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1960, Marine Corps League, North Shore Queens; Detachment 240 (Immediate Past Golden Rodent) (Whitestone, New York)
  1987, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Recived his medal Of Honor From President Jimmy Carter after 38 years in 1980 for action on Guadaicanal Co D 1st Bat. 5th Marines, 1st Marine Div.

   
Other Comments:

I have had the honor to exchanged manny war stories with Tony Casamento at the North Shore Marine Corps League Detachment Long Island before he recived his M.O.H. He was wounded multiple times Resting Place Pinelawn National Cementary  Farmingdale L.I.

Long Island named a stree after him Cpl.Tony Casmento Photo of the sign enclosed .

   

  1942-1946, 0333, 1st Marine Division



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MOS
0333-Heavy Machine Gunner
Base, Station or City
Guadalcanal
State/Country
Solomon Islands
 
 
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1st Marine Division
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Support
 
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USMC Division
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Honsowetz, Russell, Col, (1936-1960) 3 0302 Lieutenant Colonel
Shofner, Austin, BGen, (1937-1959) 3 0302 Lieutenant Colonel
Wade, Sidney, MGen, (1928-1967) 3 0302 Lieutenant Colonel
Walt, Lewis William, Gen, (1930-1971) 3 0302 Lieutenant Colonel
Whaling, William J, MGen, (1917-1954) 3 0302 Lieutenant Colonel
Buse, Jr, Henry William, LtGen, (1934-1970) 3 0302 Major
Davis, Raymond, Gen, (1938-1972) 3 0306 Major
Davis, Raymond, Gen, (1938-1972) 3 0306 Major
Dobervich, Mike, LtCol, (1939-1959) 3 0302 Major
Douglas, Paul, LtCol, (1942-1946) 3 0302 Major
Doyle, Edward J, BGen, (1941-1970) 3 0302 Major
Mahoney, Michael McGinnis, Maj, (1924-1942) 3 0306 Major
McIlhenny, Walter, BGen, (1931-1959) 3 0302 Major
Torgerson, Harry, LtCol, (1938-1945) 3 0302 Major
Blais, James, BGen, (1936-1957) 3 0302 Captain
Blandford, John Russell, MGen, (1937-1976) 3 0302 Captain
Doyle, Edward J, BGen, (1941-1970) 3 0302 Captain
Dusenbury, Julian, Capt, (1942-1945) 3 0302 Captain
Farmer, Farmer, Capt, (1941-1945) 3 0302 Captain
Gayle, Gordon, BGen, (1939-1968) 3 0302 Captain
Hunt, George, Capt, (1941-1945) 3 0302 Captain
Updike, Ralph Eugene, Capt, (1916-1945) 3 0301 Captain
Cunard M, Earl Jr, Col, (1943-1973) 3 0301 First Lieutenant
Doyle, Edward J, BGen, (1941-1970) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Fournier, Joseph A. L., 1stLt, (1942-1944) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Paige, Mitchell, Col, (1936-1959) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Teague, Horace Albert, 1stLt, (1942-1943) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Watkins, Richard, Capt, (1943-1965) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Dahl, Clarence, Col, (1942-1976) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Doyle, Edward J, BGen, (1941-1970) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Umstead, Cecil Joseph, 1stLt, (1942-1943) 3 0301 Second Lieutenant
Wells, John Keith, Maj, (1942-1959) 3 0301 Second Lieutenant
Serafini, Gilbert, MGySgt, (1941-1945) 3 0311 Gunnery Sergeant
Ashworth, Clyde Robert, Capt, (1942-1953) 3 0311 Sergeant
Golas, Stanley, Sgt, (1939-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Larrieu, lll, James August, 1stSgt, (1940-1968) 3 0369 Platoon Sergeant
Matheson, Kenneth, PltSgt, (1941-1944) 3 0351 Sergeant
Montgomery, Robert, Sgt, (1940-1945) 3 0351 Sergeant
Rector, Jess, Sgt, (1942-1945) 3 0300 Sergeant
Roop, John Preston, Sgt, (1941-1944) 3 0369 Sergeant
Spooner, Richard T, Maj, (1942-1972) 3 0369 Sergeant
Warner, Walter Maurice, Sgt, (1939-1947) 3 0311 Sergeant
Balduck, Remi August, Cpl, (1940-1942) 3 0311 Corporal
Birky, Harold, Cpl, (1943-1946) 3 0311 Corporal
Bock, Edwin, Cpl, (1932-1946) 3 0369 Corporal
Bock, Rudolf "Rudy", 1stSgt, (1941-1973) 3 0311 Corporal
French, Neldon Theo, Cpl, (1940-1942) 3 0321 Corporal
Haack, Robert, Sgt, (1942-1946) 3 0311 Corporal
Juergens, Lewis, Cpl, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Corporal
Malok, Julius Anthony, Sgt, (1941-1944) 3 0331 Corporal
Parker, Joseph, Cpl 3 0311 Corporal
Rising, John, Cpl, (1940-1947) 3 0311 Corporal
Rising, John, Cpl, (1940-1947) 3 0311 Corporal
Sidler, Edward, Cpl, (1944-1947) 3 0311 Corporal
Sledge, Eugene Bondurant, Cpl, (1942-1946) 3 0341 Corporal
Svensson, Thor, Cpl, (1942-1946) 3 0300 Corporal
Toles, George, Cpl, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Corporal
Zamor, Lawrence, Sgt, (1942-1946) 3 0311 Corporal
Frybarger, Raymond M, PFC, (1940-1942) 3 0311 Private 1st Class

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