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Personal info

Full name
CASSANO, Casper
Date of birth
22 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Bucyrus County, Ohio
Hometown
Verona, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33672546
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Putscheid-Weiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 11 45

Immediate family

Members
James Cassano (father)
Carmella Cassano (mother)
Samuel Cassano (brother)
Angelo Cassano (brother)
Pete Cassano (brother)

More information

Pfc Casper Cassano enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 5 May 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Joel Frampton Gilfert