fullname death_date death_place birth_place nationality team sport birth_date article_title name collegeteam
lawrence varsi castner 7 december 1949 oakland , california , united states san francisco , california , united states american west point military academy class of 1923 fencing 1 may 1902 lawrence v. castner
 lawrence v. castner west point military academy class of 1923
lawrence v. castner

lawrence varsi castner -lrb- may 1 , 1902 -- december 7 , 1949 -rrb- was an american businessman , fencer and military officer .
he competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1924 summer olympics .
his greatest acclaim came during world war ii , when he led a unit known as castner 's cutthroats in alaska .
