Costich, Kenneth, II, CPT

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Current Service Status
USA Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Captain
Current/Last Service Branch
Armor
Current/Last Primary MOS
1204-Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander
Current/Last MOS Group
Armor
Primary Unit
1969-1969, 1560, C Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry
Previously Held MOS
0220-Area Signal Center Officer
1560-Infantry Unit Commander (Mechanized)
Service Years
1964 - 1970
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
1st Infantry Division Certificate
Armor
Captain
Two Overseas Service Bars

 Official Badges 

US Strategic Command 1st Infantry Division Army Recruiter Infantry Shoulder Cord

French Fourragere


 Unofficial Badges 

Recon Signal Shoulder Cord Armor Shoulder Cord Cold War Medal

Order of The Spur (Gold) Order of Saint George (Bronze) Cold War Veteran Vietnam 50th Anniversary




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Society of 1st Infantry Division 16th Infantry Regiment AssociationBandido Charlie AssociationCombat Infantrymen's Association, Inc.
Chapter 4Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)Military Order of the Purple HeartNational Infantry Association (NIA)
  1969, Society of 1st Infantry Division - Assoc. Page
  2005, 16th Infantry Regiment Association - Assoc. Page
  2005, Bandido Charlie Association
  2007, Combat Infantrymen's Association, Inc. - Assoc. Page
  2008, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 4 (Member) (Tucson, Arizona) - Chap. Page
  2008, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Assoc. Page
  2008, Military Order of the Purple Heart - Assoc. Page
  2020, National Infantry Association (NIA)


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Disabled Veteran.  Currently running (as a volunteer) Bandido Charlie Association (www.bandidocharlie.com) a non-profit  501 (c) 3 organization for the Veterans and Active Duty soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry division.



Also working as Disabled American Veteran's Chapter Service Officer, and helping to promote Operation Wolfhound, a volunteer  organization that procures and trains Borzoi (Russian Wolfhounds) as Certified Service Dogs for Veterans VA or VET Center certified with PTSD and/or TBI.  The dogs and training are provided free of charge to qualifying individuals.  See info on www.bandidocharlie.com.
   
Other Comments:

DMOR...Distinguished Member of the Regiment, 16th Infantry Regiment
DAV Chapter Service Officer
   
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   1969-1969, 1560, C Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry

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From Month/Year
- / 1969 		To Month/Year
- / 1969
Unit
C Company Unit Page
Rank
Captain		 MOS
1560-Infantry Unit Commander (Mechanized)
Base, Fort or City
Out of Lai Khe		State/Country
Vietnam, South (Vietnam)
  
 
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 C Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Details

C Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry
Type
Infantry 		 
Parent Unit
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry 		Strength
Company
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Sep 23, 2011
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
AKA "Bandido Charlie" the only company unit in the Army to have a "nickname" officially recognized and sanctioned by the Secretary of the Army. On continuous active duty since 1861.
   
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120 Members Also There at Same Time
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C Company
Farris, Stephen, LTC, (1962-1983) IN 1542 Captain
Striplin, Bill, CPT, (1965-1969) IN 1542 Captain
Dickinson, Terry, SSG, (1964-1972) OD 111.60 Staff Sergeant
Carrico, Clyde Robert, SGT, (1968-1969) IN 11C20 Sergeant
King, Terry, SGT, (1968-1970) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Miller, Allen Robert, SGT, (1968-1969) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Moore, Timothy, SGT, (1967-1970) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Williams, Henry, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B10 Sergeant
Booker, John, SP 6, (1963-1971) IN 111.60 Specialist 6
Stokes, Kenneth Larry, SP 5, (1968-1970) OD 63F10 Specialist 5
Baker, Keith, SP 4, (1968-1971) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Chace, Raymond, SP 4, (1967-1970) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
Dittmer, Timothy, SP 5, (1968-1972) MD 91B10 Specialist 4
Martin, Donald Lawrence, SP 4, (1969-1970) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Tessaro, Michael John, SP 4, (1968-1969) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
Wojahn, Arthur Edward, SP 4, (1968-1969) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Blowers, Richard Lyle, PFC, (1969-1970) IN 11B10 Private First Class
Elam, Walter Alan, PFC, (1968-1969) IN 11B10 Private First Class
Poris, Cliff, SP 4, (1968-1969) Specialist 4
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry
Souza, Larry, 1LT, (1966-1969) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Gault, Dawin, SSG, (1967-1969) IN 11B10 Staff Sergeant
Martens, Gary, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Burgess, Norman, SGT, (1969-1971) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Carozzolo, David, SGT, (1968-1970) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Davis, Benjamin, 1SG, (1968-1991) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Pinera, William, SGT, (1968-1971) IN 11B10 Sergeant
Renton, Bruce, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11C20 Sergeant
Williams, Henry, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B10 Sergeant
Frye, Gene, SP 5, (1968-1970) IN 11F20 Specialist 5
Manderscheid, William, SP 5, (1966-1969) TC 64B20 Specialist 5
Michalski, Robert, SP 5, (1967-1973) QM 76Y20 Specialist 5
Roy, Thomas, SP 5, (1968-1970) MD 91B20 Specialist 5
Chambers, LEE, SP 4, (1968-1970) IN 11C20 Specialist 4
Davis, James, SP 4, (1968-1970) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Freymiller, Curtiss, SP 4, (1967-1969) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
Hege, John, SP 4, (1969-1970) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Kushel, Alex, SGM, (1968-1991) OD 63C10 Specialist 4
Poris, Cliff, SP 4, (1968-1969) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
Santiago, Juan, SP 4, (1969-1970) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Morgan, Arthur Eugene, PFC, (1968-1969) IN 11B10 Private First Class
Mansfield, Edward, PV1, (1965-1969) SC 05B10 Private (E-1)
Hodge, William John, SSG, (1969-1970) Staff Sergeant
Thomas, John, SSG, (1967-1969) Staff Sergeant
Grow, Gary Warren, PFC, (1968-1969) Private First Class
Roller, Charles Bennette, SGT, (1965-1969) Sergeant
Kimble, Lester Wilson, SP 4, (1969-1970) Specialist 4
Kimble, Lester Wilson, SP 4, (1969-1970) Specialist 4
A Company
Thompson, John, SGM, (1959-1980) IN 11C40 Platoon Sergeant
Coody, George Lafayette, SSG, (1966-1969) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Gahagan, James Milan, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Howell, Albert, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Smith, Bob, SGT, (1967-1970) UN 00E Sergeant
Smith, Joseph John, SGT, (1969-1970) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Cassmeyer, Victor Paul, CPL, (1968-1969) AR 11D10 Corporal
Atkinson, Franklin G., SP 4, (1967-1969) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Fletcher, Thomas Theron, SP 4, (1969-1969) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
Lickey, Michael Lewis, SP 4, (1968-1969) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Maslak, John Joseph, SP 4, (1968-1969) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Nakashima, Michael Seiji, SP 4, (1966-1969) IN 11B10 Specialist 4

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