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Personal info

Full name
CARRASCO, Fastino Lopez
Date of birth
12 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Hamlin, Jones County, Texas
Hometown
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38036478
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Selestat, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 9 53

Immediate family

Members
Manuel Carrasco (father)
Lonjina (Gauna) Carresco (mother)
Manuel L. Carrasco (brother)
Jesse L. Carrasco (brother)
Guadalupe Carrasco (brother)
Faustina Carrasco (sister)
Maria Carrasco (sister)
Luz L. Carrasco (sister)
Santos Carrasco (sister)
Juana Carrasco (sister)
Jose Carrasco (brother)

More information

Pfc Fastino L. Carrasco enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 22 January 1941.
He was wounded in action in the spring of 1944 in Italy, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
Pfc Carrasco was mortally wounded while attacking a German machine gun nest.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, André Koch, David W. Ledesma (great cousin), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Draft Registration Card / 1920/1940 Census / 142ndaar-.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io, http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/36division/archives.htm

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Nicole Leibrecht / Paula J, David W. Ledesma (great cousin), www.newspapers.com - Abilene Reporter-News 8 May 1945