Virgil Clarence Casto

1918 - 1945  (26 years)

• Name	Virgil Clarence Casto
  Born	27 Apr 1918	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Mar 1945	near Lingenfeld, Germany   [2]
  Buried	Lorraine, France
  Notes	U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Virgil C Casto Birth Year: 1918 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: West Virginia State of Residence: West Virginia County or City: Kanawha Enlistment Date: 21 Jul 1944 Enlistment State: Virginia Enlistment City: Huntington West Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 3 years of high school Civil Occupation: Laboratory technicians and assistants Marital Status: Married Height: 00 Weight: 000 World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945 Name: Virgil C. Casto Rank: Private First Class Branch: United States Army Birth Date: 27 Apr 1918 Service Date: 20 Jul 1944 Parents Name: Mr. & Mrs. George L. Casto Spouse Name: Mrs. Geneva Madge Marshall Casto State: West Virginia County: Kanawha Ft McClellan, Ala.; Europe; Killed in action Mar 24, 1945 near Lingenfield, Germany. Awarded Putple Heart, Silver Star. Attended Charleston High School. Lydia Robson Presbyterian Church. Son of Mr & Mrs George L Casto, Box 67, N. Charleston, WVa. Husband of Mrs Geneva Madge Marshall Casto, N. Charleston, WVa. World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas Name: Virgil C Casto Inducted From: West Virginia Rank: Private First Class Combat Organization: 5th Infantry 71st Division Death Date: 25 Mar 1945 Monument: Lorraine, France Last Known Status: Buried U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal Silver Star Medal West Virginia Memory Project http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/vetdetail.aspx?Id=3934 Item Details: Record Id: 3934 War: WWII Name: Virgil C Casto Sex: M Race: County: Kanawha Community: Branch of Service: Army Rank: PFC Service Number: 35781087 Date of Death: 1945/03/25 Place of Death: near Lingenfeld, Germany Cause of Death: KIA Place of Burial: American Cemetery in Lorraine Unit: 51st Inf Reg, 71st Inf Div Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Father: Geroge L. Mother: Spouse: Date of Marriage: Place of Marriage: Children: Date Added to Memorial: Original Source: WV Vet Mem Application; Charleston Gazette -death notice - May 1, 1945; Charleston Gazette - award notice - 9/9/1945; American Battle Monuments Commission website - 2001 Notes: Silver Star & Purple Heart. He is buried a the Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France Plot: F, Row: 1, Grave: 26 Photograph: y Documents:
  Person ID	I76764	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	George Loren Casto,   b. 6 Apr 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Feb 1983  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Osa O Young,   b. 10 Feb 1895, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Dec 1985  (Age 90 years)
  Married	12 Mar 1916	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 3/12/1916 Place: Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV George Casto, 24, Jackson, Kanawha Osa Young, 21, Jackson, Kanawha 1920 Peiffer, Kanawha, WV # 43-45 all WVWVWV Casto, George L 28 Osa 24 Denver son 3 1/12 Virgil son 1 6/12 1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV Casto, George L 39 md age 24 WV VA VA Osa O 35 md age 21 WV WV WV Denver C son 13 WV Virgil C son 11 WV Lorraine G da 3 7/12 WV 1940 Charleston, Kanawha, WV all born WV 1935: lived same house Casto, George L 49 Osa 45 Denver son 23 Lorine da 13 Birth Record Name: Edward Casto Birth Date: 12/19/1916 Birth Place: Charleston, Kanawha County, WV Sex: Male Mother: Ora Casto Father: Geo L Casto Recorded by Dr - did they decide to change his name?
  Family ID	F20247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Geneva Madge Marshall,   b. CA 1922, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Apr 1939	Putnam County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 4/30/1939 at Robertsburg, Putnam Co Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States Virgil Clarence Casto, 21, Charleston, North Charleston, George L & Osa (Young) Casto Genevia Marshall, 16, Putnam Co, Robertsburg, Putnam Co, WV; Chester V & Ruby (Ritchie) Marshall 1940 Charleston, Kanawha, WV Casto, Virgil C 21 WV 1935: same house Genevia wife 17 WV 1935: Rural Putnam Co, WV
  Family ID	F25715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S29] Casto Connections. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.