- SURNAME
Castiglione
- FORENAME
Jack Costan
- UNIT
517 Parachute Infantry Regiment
- RANK
Technician Fifth Class
- NUMBER
13096830
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Europe
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 02.01.1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 years high school
civil occupation semiskilled mechanics and repairmen
employed by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Eddystone, Pennsylvania
resided 317 Derwyn Road, Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (draft card)
30.06.1942 draft card Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (shows middle name as Coston)
single without dependents upon enlistment
04.07.1942 entered service Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12.1944 WIA
01.1945 discharged Hospital
18.02.1946 discharged Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
1950 resided 33 Beech Avenue, Aldan, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
died 22.12.2004
CITATION:
Silver Star : On 17 October 1944, a combat patrol of Company "I", 517th Parachute Infantry, was ordered to destroy an enemy defensive position near Piera Cava, France. When the patrol of which Private First Class Castiglione was a member, neared the objective, he volunteered to go forward alone and reconnoiter the area occupied by the enemy. This necessitated moving approximately 500 yards within the enemy lines. As soon as he had dis-covered the enemy situation he returned and led the entire patrol within a few feet of the positions occupied by enemy troops. During the ensuing fight, Private First Class Castiglione observed a group of ten enemy soldiers mount a machine gun on the right flank of the patrol. The gun had just started firing when Private First Class Castiglione, with utter disregard for is own safety, steed suddenly in an upright position, fearlessly exposing himself; and rushed the enemy position, killing three enemy and putting the rest of the flanking group to flight.
Entered the military service from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Entered the military service from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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