Anthony Casamento
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 36 years ago |
Date of birth | November 16,1920 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Manhattan |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 18,1987 |
Died | Northport |
New York | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Long Island National Cemetery, New York, United States |
Battles and wars | Battle of Guadalcanal |
World War II | |
Guadalcanal Campaign | |
Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
Rank | Corporal |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 586712 |
Anthony Casamento Life story
Corporal Anthony Casamento was presented the Medal of Honor by President Jimmy Carter on September 12, 1980, in a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, 38 years after Cpl Casamento's heroism on Guadalcanal in 1942.