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YOUNG-CASSIN

CASSIN  YOUNG

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Deceased 05/12/1942
Rate/Rank
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 6/1916 - 11/1942
Born 03/06/1894
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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BURIED ON SEA-CASSIN WAS KIA IN THE NAVAL BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL WHEN THE USS SAN FRANCISCO WAS ATTACKED AND DAMAGED BY JAPANESE AIR AND NAVY WHEN THEY CEASED FIRE THE SHIP WITHDREW FROM THE BATTLE ON 13 NOV. 1942
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
CO, USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38
CO, USS VESTAL AR-4 - ATTACKED/BEACHED, ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
CO, USS EVANS DD-78
CO, USS R-23 (SS-100)
USS CONNECTICUT BB-18
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD - CLASS OF 1916
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
NAVY CROSS
PURPLE HEART
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES