Dayton Celia Casto Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 30946 - Capt Dayton Celia Casto points to the noseart on his P-47D fighter, 'West "By God" Virginia' 375FS, 361FG, 8AF, Jan-1944.
Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Re-assigned to HQ Sqn 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rock Castle, WV 25245, USA | 21 May 1917 | Son of Dayton C. Sr and Lucretia E. [Barnett] Casto. |
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Enlisted |
546 Jack Gibbs Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215, USA | 2 June 1941 | Columbus, Ohio |
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Based |
Bottisham | 1 June 1943 - 20 June 1944 | Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | 15 November 1943 | Promoted to Major. |
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Other Re-assigned |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | 20 June 1944 | Re-assigned to HQ Sqn 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Great Cacapon, WV 25422, USA | 11 May 1995 | Huntington Cabell County WV |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Woodmere Memorial Park Huntington Cabell County WV | 15 May 1995 | Woodmere Memorial Park Huntington Cabell County West Virginia |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
| Huntington, WV, USA |
Revisions
Corrected the name of the mother in the Description for the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 210255588.
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