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 .

   

  1946-1946, D Co, 1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)



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 D Co, 1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5) Details

D Co, 1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)
Type
Infantry
 
Parent Unit
1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)
Strength
USMC Company
Created/Owned By
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Last Updated: Nov 27, 2007
   
   
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33 Members Also There at Same Time
D Co

Williams, Frank Evans, Cpl, (1940-1946) 3 0335 Corporal
1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)

Dinegar, Wilbur, LtCol Lieutenant Colonel
Youngman, Wilbur Hughes, 1stLt, (1944-1951) Second Lieutenant
Sweeney, John Brian, Col, (1940-1967) 3 0302 Major
Doehler, William Francis, BGen, (1939-1972) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Carroll, Jr, Ovo Lee, Cpl, (1942-1946) 3 0311 Corporal
Goss, Harvey Ashley, 2ndLt, (1945-1950) OF Corporal
DiNenna, Salvatore, PFC, (1945-1947) 3 0300 Private 1st Class
Peloro, John P., PFC, (1946-1947) 3 0300 Private 1st Class
Pillar, John Andrew, SSgt, (1946-1953) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Powroznik, Joseph, Pvt, (1946-1947) 3 0300 Private
Schultz, Norbert, Pvt, (1946-1947) 3 0300 Private
Spencer, Frank, Pvt, (1946-1947) 3 0300 Private
Darton, Klin James, Jr., Pvt Private 1st Class
A Co

Boylan, Thomas, 1stLt, (1945-1972) 521 Private 1st Class
Jereb, Jacob Phillip, Sgt, (1945-1952) Private 1st Class
Lawson, Frank Joe, MSgt, (1939-1950) 3 Master Sergeant
Bobbish, Andrew, GySgt, (1934-1946) OF 812 Gunnery Sergeant
Hartkemeyer, Paul Joseph, Sgt, (1942-1946) OF 745 Sergeant
Stanek, George, Cpl, (1944-1946) 3 0343 Corporal
Hutsell, Noel Franklin, Cpl, (1944-1946) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Schultz, Norbert, Pvt, (1946-1947) 3 0300 Private
B Co

Shelquist, Harry, SSgt, (1943-1950) Sergeant
Stephenson, Walter, GySgt, (1940-1960) Platoon Sergeant
Farner, Charles Private 1st Class
C Co

Stankiewicz, Jr., Peter, PFC, (1946-1949) Private 1st Class
DiNenna, Salvatore, PFC, (1945-1947) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Dye, Ezra Leonard, PFC, (1944-1946) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Mironski, Edward J, PFC, (1944-1946) OF 604 Private 1st Class
Peloro, John P., PFC, (1946-1947) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Osborn, Norman Ray, GySgt, (1946-1966) OF 521 Private
Powroznik, Joseph, Pvt, (1946-1947) 3 0311 Private
Spencer, Frank, Pvt, (1946-1947) 3 0311 Private
H&S Co

Forbes, Ralph, PFC, (1946-1947) Private 1st Class
Snelling, Nolan Harry, Sgt, (1943-1950) Private 1st Class
Barnes, Albert Prentiss, Cpl, (1945-1950) Private
Cayedito, Del, Cpl, (1943-1946) OF 642 Corporal
Seeley, Elwin Wesley, Cpl, (1944-1946) OF 604 Corporal
Mironski, Edward J, PFC, (1944-1946) OF 604 Private 1st Class

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