Born: about 1926
Died: March 21, 1972
Campaigns Served: Namur (wounded)
Highest Rank Attained: Private First Class
Decorations: Purple Heart
Amelio Cassese was an original member of Baker Company, 24th Marines. He served as a rifleman.
Cassese was wounded during the battle of Namur, probably in the early morning of February 2, as his company fought off a determined Japanese banzai attack. He was evacuated from the island, and was hospitalized. Amelio Cassese did not return to the battalion.
He died in Cuyahoga, Ohio, in 1972.