Guy W. S. Castle

Infobox Military Person
name = Guy Wilkinson Stuart Castle
born = birth date|1879|2|8
died = death date and age|1919|8|10|1879|2|8
placeofbirth = Portage, Wisconsin
placeofdeath =


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allegiance = United States of America
serviceyears = 1901–1919
rank = Commander
branch = United States Navy
commands =
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battles = Occupation of Veracruz
awards = Medal of Honor

Guy Wilkinson Stuart Castle (8 February 1879 [ " [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c4/castle.htm DANFS] " gives Castle's year of birth as "1879", as do [http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/arlington/castle_guy.html homeofheroes.com] and the photograph of the gravestone on [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/gwscastl.htm arlingtoncemetery.net] . However, [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6162713 findagrave.com] , the [http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/MOH/index.htm Naval Academy's website] , and the [http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/mohmex.html U.S. Army's Center of Military History] say 1880. ] – 10 August [ "DANFS" gives Castle's date of death as "19 August", but the gravestone shown on www.arlingtoncemetery.net says August 10, as do findagrave.com and homeofheroes.com. ] 1919) was an officer of the United States Navy.

Castle was born in Portage, Wisconsin, on 8 February 1880. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1901, and pioneered in the field of submarines as commanding officer of USS "Porpoise" (SS-7) and "Plunger" (SS-2). He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his distinguished conduct and bravery in the United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914. Commander Castle died on 10 August 1919 while in command of USS "Martha Washington".

Medal of Honor citation

Medal of Honor citation:: "For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. Eminent and conspicuous in command of his battalion, Lt. Castle was in the fighting of both days, and exhibited courage and skill in leading his men through action. In seizing the customhouse, he encountered for many hours the heaviest and most pernicious concealed fire of the entire day, but his courage and coolness under trying conditions were marked."

Namesake

A ship to be named in Cmdr. Castle's honor, USS "Castle" (DD-720), was authorized on 9 July 1942, and her keel laid on 11 July 1945. With the end of World War II, construction was terminated on 11 February 1946 and she was delivered in a partially completed status to the 3d Naval District on 15 August of that year. She was stricken from the Navy List on 2 November 1954 and later sold.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients

Notes

References

:DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c4/castle.htm