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Castano, Frank F.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:
132nd Infantry Regiment, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944

Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, G.O. No. 438 (1944).
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:
132nd Infantry Regiment, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Deze medaille is verkregen in de vorm van een eikenloofteken voor op het lint van de eerste medaille.
Headquarters, Americal Division, G.O. No. 75 (1945).
Citation unavailable.

Sources

  • - Cronin, F.D., Under the Southern Cross – The Saga of the Americal Division, Combat Forces Press, Washington D.C., USA, 1981
    - homeofheroes.com

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