1930 United States Federal Census (02 April 1930): Woburn (Ward 6), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (sheet 2A, family 23, 4 Massachusetts Avenue) – Daniel J. Dicassio (8 Massachusetts).
1940 United States Federal Census (22 April 1940): Woburn (Ward 6), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (sheet 2A, household 17, 2 Massachusetts Avenue) – Daniel Dicassio (17 Massachusetts, laborer, poultry farm). His family had lived in the same house in 1935.
Daniel J. Di Cassio enlisted as a Private (S/N 301729) in the U.S. Marine Corps on 08 November 1940 in Los Angeles, California. He was sent to MCRD, San Diego for Boot Camp where he was assigned to Second Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, MCB, San Diego, California.
Private Di Cassio was assigned to an Asiatic Station and sailed from San Diego, California on 13 January 1941 aboard the U.S. Navy transport, USS CHAUMONT (AP-5). He was sent to Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Cavite, Philippine Islands. Daniel was assigned to Company "B". He was one of 700 Marines that was organized as a defense and infantry battalion. The First Separate Marine Battalion at Cavite provided antiaircraft and ground protection for all naval activities there. Company "B" operated out of the Cavite Yard.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls 01 July 1941 to 20 December 1941
Company "B", First Separate Marine Battalion, Marne Barracks, Navy Yard, Cavite, P. I.
Private Daniel J. Di Cassio.
War broke out on 08 December 1941 and on 10 December, Cavite was bombed. Private First Class Thomas L. Wetherington was killed by bomb fragments, becoming the first Marine to lose his life in defense of the Philippines. Japanese forces began a full-scale invasion of Luzon on 22 December. In response, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered the withdrawal of the American and Filipino forces to the Bataan peninsula to be a part of the Bataan Defense Force. On 26 December the First Separate Marine Battalion were moved to Mariveles, Bataan. "As night fell on 26 December all personnel, equipment, and supplies were in place in the jungle near Mariveles." Over the next couple of days they were moved to Fort Mills, Corregidor Island. On 01 January 1942 the First Separate Marine Battalion was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines. PFC Di Cassio was assigned to Company K, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines as part of the beach defenses in the middle sector on the northeast beaches of the tail of the island (1st Battalion took the east sector, from Malinta Hill to Hooker Point. The 2nd Battalion moved to the west sector). Work began immediately on construction of beach defenses.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls: 01 January 1942 to 18 February 1942
Company K, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, Corregidor, P. I.
Private Daniel J. Di Cassio
He transferred from Company K to Headquarters Company, 4th Marines on 18 February 1942.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls 18 February 1942 to 06 May 1942
Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, Corregidor, P. I.
Private First Class Daniel J. Di Cassio.
"It took no mental giant," wrote Wainwright, "to figure out, that the enemy was ready to come against Corregidor." On the night of 05 May 1942, Japanese forces landed on the island and overwhelmed the garrison, which surrendered at 1200 hours the following day. PFC Di Cassio was initially listed as missing in action.
1st Lt. William F. Hogaboom, U.S.M.C. swore on 05 August 1943 that he saw PFC Daniel J. Dicassio, U.S.M.C. on the morning of 06 May 1942 "on Corregidor Island, P. I. just after he had been seriously wounded; that when speaking to him, DiCassio's body became tense and unconsciousness followed; that he sent Dicassio to the hospital on a litter; that on subsequent inquiry he was told that Dicassio in the hospital and that the body was cremated outside Malinta Tunnel; that he believes Dicassio is dead."
His status of missing in action was changed to killed in action as of the July 1943 Muster Roll (Auth report from INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS dated 03 July 1943) and was "officially declared dead as of 06 May 1942."
Private First Class Daniel John Di Cassio is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing – United States Marine Corps, Manila American Cemetery.
"Marine casualties in the defense of the Philippines totaled 72 killed in action, 17 dead of wounds, and 167 wounded in action. Worse that the casualty levels caused by combat in the Philippines was the brutal treatment of the Marines in Japanese hands. Of the 1,487 members of the 4th Marines captured on Corregidor, 474 died in captivity." Source: From Shanghai to Corregidor Marines in the Defense of the Philippines by J. Michael Miller, page 44.
1940 United States Federal Census (22 April 1940): Woburn (Ward 6), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (sheet 2A, household 17, 2 Massachusetts Avenue) – Daniel Dicassio (17 Massachusetts, laborer, poultry farm). His family had lived in the same house in 1935.
Daniel J. Di Cassio enlisted as a Private (S/N 301729) in the U.S. Marine Corps on 08 November 1940 in Los Angeles, California. He was sent to MCRD, San Diego for Boot Camp where he was assigned to Second Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, MCB, San Diego, California.
Private Di Cassio was assigned to an Asiatic Station and sailed from San Diego, California on 13 January 1941 aboard the U.S. Navy transport, USS CHAUMONT (AP-5). He was sent to Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Cavite, Philippine Islands. Daniel was assigned to Company "B". He was one of 700 Marines that was organized as a defense and infantry battalion. The First Separate Marine Battalion at Cavite provided antiaircraft and ground protection for all naval activities there. Company "B" operated out of the Cavite Yard.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls 01 July 1941 to 20 December 1941
Company "B", First Separate Marine Battalion, Marne Barracks, Navy Yard, Cavite, P. I.
Private Daniel J. Di Cassio.
War broke out on 08 December 1941 and on 10 December, Cavite was bombed. Private First Class Thomas L. Wetherington was killed by bomb fragments, becoming the first Marine to lose his life in defense of the Philippines. Japanese forces began a full-scale invasion of Luzon on 22 December. In response, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered the withdrawal of the American and Filipino forces to the Bataan peninsula to be a part of the Bataan Defense Force. On 26 December the First Separate Marine Battalion were moved to Mariveles, Bataan. "As night fell on 26 December all personnel, equipment, and supplies were in place in the jungle near Mariveles." Over the next couple of days they were moved to Fort Mills, Corregidor Island. On 01 January 1942 the First Separate Marine Battalion was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines. PFC Di Cassio was assigned to Company K, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines as part of the beach defenses in the middle sector on the northeast beaches of the tail of the island (1st Battalion took the east sector, from Malinta Hill to Hooker Point. The 2nd Battalion moved to the west sector). Work began immediately on construction of beach defenses.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls: 01 January 1942 to 18 February 1942
Company K, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, Corregidor, P. I.
Private Daniel J. Di Cassio
He transferred from Company K to Headquarters Company, 4th Marines on 18 February 1942.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls 18 February 1942 to 06 May 1942
Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, Corregidor, P. I.
Private First Class Daniel J. Di Cassio.
"It took no mental giant," wrote Wainwright, "to figure out, that the enemy was ready to come against Corregidor." On the night of 05 May 1942, Japanese forces landed on the island and overwhelmed the garrison, which surrendered at 1200 hours the following day. PFC Di Cassio was initially listed as missing in action.
1st Lt. William F. Hogaboom, U.S.M.C. swore on 05 August 1943 that he saw PFC Daniel J. Dicassio, U.S.M.C. on the morning of 06 May 1942 "on Corregidor Island, P. I. just after he had been seriously wounded; that when speaking to him, DiCassio's body became tense and unconsciousness followed; that he sent Dicassio to the hospital on a litter; that on subsequent inquiry he was told that Dicassio in the hospital and that the body was cremated outside Malinta Tunnel; that he believes Dicassio is dead."
His status of missing in action was changed to killed in action as of the July 1943 Muster Roll (Auth report from INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS dated 03 July 1943) and was "officially declared dead as of 06 May 1942."
Private First Class Daniel John Di Cassio is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing – United States Marine Corps, Manila American Cemetery.
"Marine casualties in the defense of the Philippines totaled 72 killed in action, 17 dead of wounds, and 167 wounded in action. Worse that the casualty levels caused by combat in the Philippines was the brutal treatment of the Marines in Japanese hands. Of the 1,487 members of the 4th Marines captured on Corregidor, 474 died in captivity." Source: From Shanghai to Corregidor Marines in the Defense of the Philippines by J. Michael Miller, page 44.
1930 United States Federal Census (02 April 1930): Woburn (Ward 6), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (sheet 2A, family 23, 4 Massachusetts Avenue) – Daniel J. Dicassio (8 Massachusetts).
1940 United States Federal Census (22 April 1940): Woburn (Ward 6), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (sheet 2A, household 17, 2 Massachusetts Avenue) – Daniel Dicassio (17 Massachusetts, laborer, poultry farm). His family had lived in the same house in 1935.
Daniel J. Di Cassio enlisted as a Private (S/N 301729) in the U.S. Marine Corps on 08 November 1940 in Los Angeles, California. He was sent to MCRD, San Diego for Boot Camp where he was assigned to Second Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, MCB, San Diego, California.
Private Di Cassio was assigned to an Asiatic Station and sailed from San Diego, California on 13 January 1941 aboard the U.S. Navy transport, USS CHAUMONT (AP-5). He was sent to Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Cavite, Philippine Islands. Daniel was assigned to Company "B". He was one of 700 Marines that was organized as a defense and infantry battalion. The First Separate Marine Battalion at Cavite provided antiaircraft and ground protection for all naval activities there. Company "B" operated out of the Cavite Yard.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls 01 July 1941 to 20 December 1941
Company "B", First Separate Marine Battalion, Marne Barracks, Navy Yard, Cavite, P. I.
Private Daniel J. Di Cassio.
War broke out on 08 December 1941 and on 10 December, Cavite was bombed. Private First Class Thomas L. Wetherington was killed by bomb fragments, becoming the first Marine to lose his life in defense of the Philippines. Japanese forces began a full-scale invasion of Luzon on 22 December. In response, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered the withdrawal of the American and Filipino forces to the Bataan peninsula to be a part of the Bataan Defense Force. On 26 December the First Separate Marine Battalion were moved to Mariveles, Bataan. "As night fell on 26 December all personnel, equipment, and supplies were in place in the jungle near Mariveles." Over the next couple of days they were moved to Fort Mills, Corregidor Island. On 01 January 1942 the First Separate Marine Battalion was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines. PFC Di Cassio was assigned to Company K, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines as part of the beach defenses in the middle sector on the northeast beaches of the tail of the island (1st Battalion took the east sector, from Malinta Hill to Hooker Point. The 2nd Battalion moved to the west sector). Work began immediately on construction of beach defenses.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls: 01 January 1942 to 18 February 1942
Company K, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, Corregidor, P. I.
Private Daniel J. Di Cassio
He transferred from Company K to Headquarters Company, 4th Marines on 18 February 1942.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls 18 February 1942 to 06 May 1942
Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, Corregidor, P. I.
Private First Class Daniel J. Di Cassio.
"It took no mental giant," wrote Wainwright, "to figure out, that the enemy was ready to come against Corregidor." On the night of 05 May 1942, Japanese forces landed on the island and overwhelmed the garrison, which surrendered at 1200 hours the following day. PFC Di Cassio was initially listed as missing in action.
1st Lt. William F. Hogaboom, U.S.M.C. swore on 05 August 1943 that he saw PFC Daniel J. Dicassio, U.S.M.C. on the morning of 06 May 1942 "on Corregidor Island, P. I. just after he had been seriously wounded; that when speaking to him, DiCassio's body became tense and unconsciousness followed; that he sent Dicassio to the hospital on a litter; that on subsequent inquiry he was told that Dicassio in the hospital and that the body was cremated outside Malinta Tunnel; that he believes Dicassio is dead."
His status of missing in action was changed to killed in action as of the July 1943 Muster Roll (Auth report from INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS dated 03 July 1943) and was "officially declared dead as of 06 May 1942."
Private First Class Daniel John Di Cassio is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing – United States Marine Corps, Manila American Cemetery.
"Marine casualties in the defense of the Philippines totaled 72 killed in action, 17 dead of wounds, and 167 wounded in action. Worse that the casualty levels caused by combat in the Philippines was the brutal treatment of the Marines in Japanese hands. Of the 1,487 members of the 4th Marines captured on Corregidor, 474 died in captivity." Source: From Shanghai to Corregidor Marines in the Defense of the Philippines by J. Michael Miller, page 44.
1940 United States Federal Census (22 April 1940): Woburn (Ward 6), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (sheet 2A, household 17, 2 Massachusetts Avenue) – Daniel Dicassio (17 Massachusetts, laborer, poultry farm). His family had lived in the same house in 1935.
Daniel J. Di Cassio enlisted as a Private (S/N 301729) in the U.S. Marine Corps on 08 November 1940 in Los Angeles, California. He was sent to MCRD, San Diego for Boot Camp where he was assigned to Second Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, MCB, San Diego, California.
Private Di Cassio was assigned to an Asiatic Station and sailed from San Diego, California on 13 January 1941 aboard the U.S. Navy transport, USS CHAUMONT (AP-5). He was sent to Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Cavite, Philippine Islands. Daniel was assigned to Company "B". He was one of 700 Marines that was organized as a defense and infantry battalion. The First Separate Marine Battalion at Cavite provided antiaircraft and ground protection for all naval activities there. Company "B" operated out of the Cavite Yard.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls 01 July 1941 to 20 December 1941
Company "B", First Separate Marine Battalion, Marne Barracks, Navy Yard, Cavite, P. I.
Private Daniel J. Di Cassio.
War broke out on 08 December 1941 and on 10 December, Cavite was bombed. Private First Class Thomas L. Wetherington was killed by bomb fragments, becoming the first Marine to lose his life in defense of the Philippines. Japanese forces began a full-scale invasion of Luzon on 22 December. In response, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered the withdrawal of the American and Filipino forces to the Bataan peninsula to be a part of the Bataan Defense Force. On 26 December the First Separate Marine Battalion were moved to Mariveles, Bataan. "As night fell on 26 December all personnel, equipment, and supplies were in place in the jungle near Mariveles." Over the next couple of days they were moved to Fort Mills, Corregidor Island. On 01 January 1942 the First Separate Marine Battalion was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines. PFC Di Cassio was assigned to Company K, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines as part of the beach defenses in the middle sector on the northeast beaches of the tail of the island (1st Battalion took the east sector, from Malinta Hill to Hooker Point. The 2nd Battalion moved to the west sector). Work began immediately on construction of beach defenses.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls: 01 January 1942 to 18 February 1942
Company K, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, Corregidor, P. I.
Private Daniel J. Di Cassio
He transferred from Company K to Headquarters Company, 4th Marines on 18 February 1942.
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls 18 February 1942 to 06 May 1942
Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, Corregidor, P. I.
Private First Class Daniel J. Di Cassio.
"It took no mental giant," wrote Wainwright, "to figure out, that the enemy was ready to come against Corregidor." On the night of 05 May 1942, Japanese forces landed on the island and overwhelmed the garrison, which surrendered at 1200 hours the following day. PFC Di Cassio was initially listed as missing in action.
1st Lt. William F. Hogaboom, U.S.M.C. swore on 05 August 1943 that he saw PFC Daniel J. Dicassio, U.S.M.C. on the morning of 06 May 1942 "on Corregidor Island, P. I. just after he had been seriously wounded; that when speaking to him, DiCassio's body became tense and unconsciousness followed; that he sent Dicassio to the hospital on a litter; that on subsequent inquiry he was told that Dicassio in the hospital and that the body was cremated outside Malinta Tunnel; that he believes Dicassio is dead."
His status of missing in action was changed to killed in action as of the July 1943 Muster Roll (Auth report from INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS dated 03 July 1943) and was "officially declared dead as of 06 May 1942."
Private First Class Daniel John Di Cassio is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing – United States Marine Corps, Manila American Cemetery.
"Marine casualties in the defense of the Philippines totaled 72 killed in action, 17 dead of wounds, and 167 wounded in action. Worse that the casualty levels caused by combat in the Philippines was the brutal treatment of the Marines in Japanese hands. Of the 1,487 members of the 4th Marines captured on Corregidor, 474 died in captivity." Source: From Shanghai to Corregidor Marines in the Defense of the Philippines by J. Michael Miller, page 44.
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