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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Boatswain’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    Naval Construction Battalion 20

    Division:

    U.S.S. Snelling (LSD-30)

    Action Date:

    June 7, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 358 (January 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Walter Cavill Castello, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Naval Construction Battalion TWENTY, while serving as a member of the crew of U.S.S. SNELLING (LSD-30) during suicide attacks off Okinawa on 7 June 1945, in the rescue of one of his shipmates. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.