Clarence R Caster Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Whistler
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Puerto Rico | 1 June 1923 | Son of Clarence and Idabell [Bertin] Caster. |
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Enlisted |
New Orleans, LA, USA | 12 December 1942 | |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 25 December 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Louisiana, USA | 31 July 2015 | 31 Jul 2015 Louisiana |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Based |
Leiston | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA, USA | |||
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Buried |
New Orleans, LA, USA | Lake Lawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum New Orleans Orleans Parish LA |