Lawrence Varsi Castner (May 1, 1902 – December 7, 1949) was an American businessman, fencer and military officer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] His greatest acclaim came during World War II, when he led a unit known as Castner's Cutthroats in Alaska.[2]
^ ab. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
^"Lawrence V. Castner". Olympedia. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ abc"Colonel Castner Dies on Coast". The Daily Home News. December 8, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Rev. John Howard Raven. Class of 1891, Rutgers college, history to 1913. p. 19.
^ abc"Colonel Castner Passes on in California". The Nome Nugget. Oakland, California. AP. December 12, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
lawrence, castner, lawrence, varsi, castner, 1902, december, 1949, american, businessman, fencer, military, officer, competed, individual, team, sabre, events, 1924, summer, olympics, greatest, acclaim, came, during, world, when, unit, known, castner, cutthroa. Lawrence Varsi Castner May 1 1902 December 7 1949 was an American businessman fencer and military officer He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1924 Summer Olympics 1 His greatest acclaim came during World War II when he led a unit known as Castner s Cutthroats in Alaska 2 Lawrence V CastnerAt West Point in 1923Personal informationFull nameLawrence Varsi CastnerNationalityAmericanBorn 1902 05 01 May 1 1902San Francisco California United StatesDiedDecember 7 1949 1949 12 07 aged 47 Oakland California United StatesSportSportFencingCollege teamWest Point Military Academy Class of 1923Biography editLawrence V Castner was born in San Francisco on May 1 1902 1 3 He is the son of Major General Joseph Compton Castner 4 He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1923 5 For his service in Alaska he earned the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit 3 5 He died at his mother s home in Oakland California on December 7 1949 after a long illness and was buried at San Francisco National Cemetery 3 5 References edit a b Laurence Castner Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on April 17 2020 Retrieved March 29 2010 Lawrence V Castner Olympedia Retrieved October 26 2021 a b c Colonel Castner Dies on Coast The Daily Home News December 8 1949 p 17 Retrieved December 21 2022 via Newspapers com Rev John Howard Raven Class of 1891 Rutgers college history to 1913 p 19 a b c Colonel Castner Passes on in California The Nome Nugget Oakland California AP December 12 1949 p 8 Retrieved December 21 2022 via Newspapers com External links editLaurence Castner at Olympedia nbsp nbsp This Alaska biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to fencing in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawrence V Castner amp oldid 1213086181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
