Bonevich, Arthur, SFC

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Current Service Status
USA Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Sergeant First Class
Current/Last Service Branch
Cavalry
Current/Last Primary MOS
11D10-Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Current/Last MOS Group
Armor
Primary Unit
1976-1979, 64C40, HQ Forces Command (FORSCOM)
Previously Held MOS
111.10-Rifleman
64C10-Motor Transport Operator
64C40-Motor Transport Operator
Service Years
1958 - 1979
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Presidential Certificate of Appreciation
Order of the Spur
Cavalry
Sergeant First Class
Seven Service Stripes
Five Overseas Service Bars

 Official Badges 

Drill Sergeant Badge Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007) French Fourragere

Schutzenschnur Gold German Military Proficiency Silver German Military Proficiency Bronze


 Unofficial Badges 

Recon Sniper Armor Shoulder Cord Jungle Expert Badge

Cold War Medal Order of The Spur (Gold) Cold War Veteran Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration

25th ID Jungle Expert (2016 to Present) Vietnam 50th Anniversary


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Rifle Association (NRA)Military Order of the Purple HeartChapter 2Member-at-Large
American LegionHeli-VetsVietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Association
The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA)N/A25th Infantry Division Association
  1970, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  1980, Military Order of the Purple Heart - Assoc. Page
  1980, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 2 (Member) (Newport News, Virginia) - Chap. Page
  1991, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Member-at-Large (National President) - Chap. Page
  2000, American Legion - Assoc. Page
  2007, Heli-Vets
  2008, Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association
  2008, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Association
  2008, The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA)
  2009, Combat Infantrymen's Association, Inc., N/A (Member) - Chap. Page
  2010, 25th Infantry Division Association


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

My Wife Rosemarie tells everyone that I am retarded and disable.
But I stll Love Her.

Born Old Forge, Pa.   10/08/1939
Raised in New York City,  Lower East Side of Manhatten.

50's, 60's and some 70's is my time frame.

New York Yankees, New York Giants

   
Other Comments:

Vietnam  1965-1970.
SD to MACV Feb-June. Ban Me Thuot / Plieku AO's. 1965
Co A 1st Avn Bn (155th AHC) Ban Me Thout ,Sept-Dec 1965, 
(Stagecoach / Falcons Shot-Gun XI TDY). (The Original Door 
Gunners, 25th ID )  http://www.25th-infantry-div-shotgunner.com/
http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/quarters/1517/
A-Trp 3/4 Cav,Cu Chi, Jan-Dec 1966  Scout (1963/66)(Hawaii/Cu Chi) (Sabre Alpha 24).  http://home.comcast.net/~ATrp3-4Cav/
C & A Trp 3/17 Air Cav, Di An 1969-70 Scout,
(Charliehorse / Silverspur Scout's). http://northwestvets.com/spurs/spurs.htm
St Albans Naval Hosp.Queens,NY. VN Med-Vac 14 May 70 (70/71)
PSG E-7 Platoon Sergeant.   11D4F  Scout.

"Once You Have Flown Scout's, What Else Is There"

"I Have Flown Among The Trees And Seen The Faces Of The Enemy"

1958/79  Had the following MOS's.  113-3S, 133-3S, 11D4F, 64C40

Other;
Basic Tng. Second Eight Heavy Weapons, Ft.Dix 1958.  Sniper Tng.1958. M1C  w/M84 Sniper Scope.
3rd ARB 50th Inf, (7th Army Recon) Wildflecken,Ger. 1958/60.
CS Co. 1st BG 20th Inf,and the 193rd Inf Bde, Ft Kobbe. (JWTC Ft. Sherman).
Pamama Canal Zone, Jungle Expert 1960/63. (LRRP)
2/13 Armd Ft Hood,TX. Scout's.  1967/68.
Med-Vac out of Vietnam 14 May 1970,to St. Albans Naval Hospital,Queens, NY. Transfered to Ft.Hamilton,Brooklyn,NY (USACS) 1971/73 Reclassifed 64C40.
595th / 377th TC Comp.(HET) Mannheim Ger. 1973/76. 28th Trans. Bn.
Ft.Eustis,VA. NCOIC, Instructor, Tactical Wheel Vehicle Driver Instructor. 1977/79. 38th Trans. Bn.

Retired Aug 1979.     PSG E-7 11D4F     All Scout

   

 Remembrance Profiles -  2 Soldiers Remembered

   1966-1966, 11D10, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Staff Sergeant
From Month/Year
January / 1966
To Month/Year
December / 1966
Unit
25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning) Unit Page
Rank
Staff Sergeant
MOS
11D10-Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Base, Fort or City
Hawaii, Vietnam
State/Country
Vietnam
 
 
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 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning) Details

25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)
Type
Support
 
Parent Unit
Infantry Divisions
Strength
Division
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jan 9, 2010
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
2nd Bde TF, 25th Inf Div. Cu Chi
A-Trp 3/4 Cav.
A-24 'Alcoholic'
1963-66

   
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1064 Members Also There at Same Time
25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Coffey, Jesse J., SGT, (1956-1966) AR 11D10 Sergeant
Gros, Ronnie Lee, SGT, (1966-1967) AR 11D10 Sergeant
Webb, John, SSG, (1965-1974) AR 11D10 Sergeant
Whitefield, Charles Elmer, SGT, (1960-1966) AR 11D10 Sergeant
Cox, David, SP 4, (1964-1967) AR 11D10 Specialist 4
Fain, James Leonard, SP 4, (1960-1966) AR 11D10 Specialist 4
Shrum, Kenneth Edward, SP 4, (1965-1966) AR 11D10 Specialist 4
Stetten, G. Lyle, SP 4, (1966-1967) AR 11D10 Specialist 4
Wilkins, Roger, SP 4, (1965-1971) AR 11D10 Specialist 4
Boling, Charles Lester, SP 4, (1964-1966) AR 11D10 Private First Class
Harris, Steve Westlel, PFC, (1965-1966) AR 11D10 Private First Class
Ledebur, Michael Todd, PFC, (1965-1966) AR 11D10 Private First Class
Owen, Robert Danel, SFC, (1949-1966) AR 11D40 Sergeant First Class
De Bault, Joe Robert, SSG, (1965-1967) AR 11E30 Staff Sergeant
Jacobsen, Wallace Ray, SSG, (1948-1966) AR 11E10 Staff Sergeant
Luna, Francisco, SSG, (1952-1966) AR 11E40 Staff Sergeant
Sombelon, Albert Edward, SSG, (1948-1966) AR 11D40 Staff Sergeant
Gable, Arlan Dean, SGT, (1959-1967) AR 11E10 Sergeant
Matthews, Mike, SGT, (1966-1979) AR 11E10 Sergeant
McIlravy, Ronald Dean, SSG, (1965-1967) AR 11D40 Sergeant
Thompson, Odis Edward, SGT, (1960-1966) AR 11E20 Sergeant
Butler, James, SP 5, (1966-1968) AR 11D20 Specialist 5
Herron, Ronald, SP 4, (1962-1967) AR 11E10 Specialist 5
Little, Gary Dean, SP 5, (1961-1967) AR 11E40 Specialist 5
Nottage, Michael Lewis, SP 5, (1958-1966) AR 11E40 Specialist 5
Panoncial, Joseph, SP 5, (1966-1968) AR 11E20 Specialist 5
Boling, Charles Lester, SP 4, (1964-1966) AR 11D20 Specialist 4
Clemen, Bruce, SSG, (1965-1968) AR 11D20 Specialist 4
Flammer, Timothy Matthew, SP 4, (1965-1967) AR 11E10 Specialist 4
Hamm, John William, SP 4, (1965-1966) AR 11E10 Specialist 4
Laird, Ervin Leonard, SP 4, (1964-1967) AR 11E10 Specialist 4
Lopez, Max Andy, SP 4, (1966-1967) AR 11E20 Specialist 4
McGill, Roger, SP 4, (1964-1966) AR 19D20 Specialist 4
Moore, Jesse Louis, SP 4, (1965-1967) AR 11D20 Specialist 4
Smith, Bennie Allen, SP 4, (1966-1967) AR 11E10 Specialist 4
Kolberg, Robert, SGT, (1965-2001) AR 00Z Private First Class
Butler, Robert Dale, PFC, (1963-1966) AR 11E10 Private First Class
Whitaker, Rudolph, PFC, (1965-1966) AR 11E10 Private First Class
Guillory, Bud Augustine, PV2, (1965-1967) AR 11E10 Private (E-2)
DeSaussure, Edward, MG, (1941-1972) USA 0002 Brigadier General
Blade, Gene, COL, (1954-1994) IN 11A Colonel
Barott, William Chauncey, LTC, (1951-1966) IN 1542 Lieutenant Colonel
Conboy, John, LTC, (1943-1968) FA 1193 Lieutenant Colonel
Garner, Harold, LTC, (1954-1974) IN 1542 Lieutenant Colonel
Meyer, Jules Raymond, LTC, (1943-1970) IN 1542 Lieutenant Colonel
Stevens, Robert, LTC, (1961-1990) SF 18A Lieutenant Colonel
Troy, Guy, COL, (1942-1976) MI 9301 Lieutenant Colonel
Webb, Jr., George, COL, (1943-1976) AR 1210 Lieutenant Colonel
Grundman, Robert Francis, MAJ, (1948-1966) TC 1981 Major
Lange, Karl Ferdinand, LTC, (1952-1969) IN 1542 Major
Norberg, William Gunther, MAJ, (1956-1966) IN 1542 Major
Alvarado, Teofilo, CPT, (1962-1968) IN 1542 Captain
Andrews, Robert Paul, CPT, (1962-1966) IN 1542 Captain
Artz, Jon, CPT, (1960-1980) IN 1542 Captain
Burkholder, Boyd, MAJ, (1962-1982) IN 1542 Captain
Casp, Michael Allen, CPT, (1962-1967) FA 1193 Captain
Childers, Stephen Andrew, CPT, (1963-1967) IN 1542 Captain
McDonough, James Michael, CPT, (1962-1966) IN 1542 Captain
Miller, Frederick, CPT, (1965-1967) IN 11A Captain

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