West Virginia Pioneers
Jennings Joseph Casto
1924 - 1944 (20 years)-
Name Jennings Joseph Casto Born 24 Apr 1924 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 3 Oct 1944 Luxembourg [2] Buried John J Casto Cemetery, Jackson County, WV Notes
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Jennings J Casto
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State: West Virginia
County or City: Jackson
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1943
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: Grammar school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 24
Weight: 057
West Virginia Memory Project
http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/vetdetail.aspx?Id=3932
West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details: Record Id: 3932
War: WWII
Name: Jennings Joseph Casto
Sex: M
Race:
County: Jackson
Community: Ripley
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Pvt
Service Number: 35660181
Date of Death: 1944/10/03
Place of Death: Luxembourg
Cause of Death: KIA
Place of Burial: Casto Cem., Mt.Olive Ridge, Jackson Co.
Unit:
Date of Birth: 1924/04/24
Place of Birth: Ripley
Father:
John J.
Mother: Virginia B. Scarberry (Leona?)
Spouse: Audra Mae Dillon
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:
Children:
Beatrice Marie
Date Added to Memorial: Original
Source: WV Vet Mem Application;Jackson Co. Death Records; Jackson Co. Birth Records; Jackson Herald - rebural notice - 17 Dec 1948; Fairmont Times-West Virginian 1945/02/11; Jackson Herald - Death Notice - 1944/10/
Notes: Age at death: 21 Funeral Home: Vail Funeral Home Reburial services took place on 1948/12/22.
Photograph:
Documents:
Casto Cemetery - Six miles west on US Rt 33 from Ripley.
Jennings J. CASTO West Virginia Pvt., 329 Infantry, 83 Infantry
Division, World War II, April 24, 1923-October 3, 1944
Person ID I60281 WVPioneers Last Modified 8 Mar 2015
Father John James Casto, b. 14 Apr 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1961 (Age 73 years) Mother Leona Belle Scarbrough, b. 2 Feb 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1976 (Age 86 years) Married 28 Dec 1907 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 251-255 all wVWVWV
Casto, John J 23 m1- 2y
Belle 18 m1- 2y 1-1 child
James O/C son 1.7
1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 33
Casto, John 31
Bell 27
Oman son 11
Bernice da 9.5
Johnnie son 5.7
Willie son 1
1930 Washington, Jackson, WV # 214-215
Casto, John 42 m age 21
Leona B 39 m age 18
Omer son 21
Bernice da 19
John Jr son 13
Howard son 9
Jennings J son 7
Robert son 9/12
1940 ED 18-8, Ripley, Jackson, WV p 1A St Rt 21
# 5 owns $3000 farm all born WV - same house
Casto, John James 53
Belle wife 49
Johnny son 22 s
Howard son 17 s
Jennings son 15
Robert son 10
JCBR
Casto, - (m)--, 3/29/1912, J.J. & Belle Casto, Kenna
Casto, - (f)--, 3/6/1913, John & Belle Casto, Skidmore
Family ID F16208 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Audra Mae Dillon Children 1. Sue Marie Casto 2. Beatrice Marie Casto Family ID F16484 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Headstones 
Casto, Jennings J
Headstone - Jennings J Casto
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