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Do or Die
By S.E. Lee
The Do-Or-Die Men: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion at Guadalcanal
by George W. Smith
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 35296" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Castagnola </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>James (Cass) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flying Officer </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>169585 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Order,bar to Distinguished Flying Cross </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 16.3.1945 (bar DFC) 26.10.1945 (DSO) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF March 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot training</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>57 Squadron December 1943 (30 ops)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>A/Flying Officer</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DFC (17.11.1944)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron May1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award bar to DFC</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DSO</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>total 62 ops</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>permanent commission 1947</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Central Flying Establishment,RAF West Raynham</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Empire Test Pilots School,R.A.E.,Farnborough March 1950</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment,Boscombe Down (test pilot)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>fighter squadrons April 1954-February 1958</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>41 Squadron (C.O.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>radar control course</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Control Executive,radar station,Neatishead,Norfolk</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ 13 Group (Staff Officer)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired from RAF 1961 (Squadron Leader)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot,British Airways</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired from flying 1980</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married (1 daughter)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-castagnola.8270/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8270-f9857a5913c1d3cbd449e6727f5ec8e4.jpg?1591389236" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 35296, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Castagnola [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]James (Cass) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Flying Officer [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]169585 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Service Order,bar to Distinguished Flying Cross [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]London Gazette 16.3.1945 (bar DFC) 26.10.1945 (DSO) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]RAF March 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot training[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]57 Squadron December 1943 (30 ops)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]A/Flying Officer[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award DFC (17.11.1944)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron May1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award bar to DFC[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award DSO[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]total 62 ops[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]permanent commission 1947[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Central Flying Establishment,RAF West Raynham[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Empire Test Pilots School,R.A.E.,Farnborough March 1950[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment,Boscombe Down (test pilot)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]fighter squadrons April 1954-February 1958[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]41 Squadron (C.O.)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]radar control course[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Control Executive,radar station,Neatishead,Norfolk[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HQ 13 Group (Staff Officer)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired from RAF 1961 (Squadron Leader)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot,British Airways[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired from flying 1980[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married (1 daughter)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-castagnola.8270/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8270-f9857a5913c1d3cbd449e6727f5ec8e4.jpg?1591389236[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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