Leonard Caskin

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Medal Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal Awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active Federal military service. It is awarded on a selective basis to each Soldier who distinguishes himself or herself from among his or her fellow Soldiers by their exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity throughout a specified period of continuous enlisted active Federal military service.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
 Note that this list may not include all awarded medals, devices, unit citations or qualification badges.
 **It is highly likely but unconfirmed that SGT Caskin was posthumously awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal.

Documents, Forms and Resources Found or Not Found:
Yes Application For Headstone or Marker, OQMG Form 623
No  Eyewitness Statement or Report
No  Grave Marker Photo(s)
Yes National Archives Database, Enlistment Records
Yes Official 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion After Action Report Tank Destroyer.net
No  Photo of veteran
No  Washington Newspaper Obit, Notice, or Report
No  WWII Draft Card Data
Yes WWII Hospital Admission Records

WWII Draft Card Data
No Records Found

WWII Hospital Admission Records
Name: Leonard Caskin
Race: White, includes Mexican (White)
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Date: Jul 1944
Discharge Date: Jul 1944
Military Branch: Tank Destroyer Forces (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Diagnosis:
Diagnosis: Killed in action;
Location: Information not disclosed by WMH
  Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Other or Unspec to Blast, Fragments, Debris
Injury Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 20956904

Note 1: The death location, "In or Near Normandy France" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of SGT Caskin, this location was verified on:

A. His Application For Headstone or Marker, OQMG Form 623, identifies his assigned unit as Company B, 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion.

B. At the time SGT Caskin was Killed In Action the 803rd was conducting combat operations in and near Normandy France during July 1944.

C. Hospital Admission Records indicate that SGT Caskin died during July 1944, as a result of "Artillery Shell" combat wounds.

D. Further information on the 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion can be found at the Wikipedia website 303rd Cavalry Regiment (United States), and the Tank Destroyer.net website 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion.

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The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
 Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - No Records Found

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