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 Armor Shoulder Cord Signal 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 of the United States (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 of the United States (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
   
 Photo Album   (More...) 


   1969-1969, HHC, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry

Captain
From Month/Year
March / 1969 		To Month/Year
July / 1969
Unit
HHC Unit Page
Rank
Captain		 MOS
Not Specified
Base, Fort or City
Lai Khe		State/Country
Vietnam, South (Vietnam)
  
 
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 HHC, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Details

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Type
Infantry 		 
Parent Unit
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry 		Strength
Company
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Last Updated: Jul 21, 2018
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
1SG Al Herrera, SGT Ron Mackedanz, CPT Phil Greenwell, CPT "Woody" Goldberg, 1LT Davis D'Olivo

Best Moment
Taking Command of Bandido Charlie, Co C, 1st BN, 16th INF
   

Worst Moment
Leaving the commnad

Chain of Command
LTC Ken Cassels, 1st Bn, 16th INF, CO
   

Other Memories
Road to Song Be/FSB Mons
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
120 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
HHC
Thompson, John, SGM, (1959-1980) IN 11C40 Platoon Sergeant
Gilbert, Raymond, SSG, (1966-1995) MD 91B10 Staff Sergeant
Maggard, Jerry, SSG, (1964-1976) AR 111.60 Staff Sergeant
Prendergast, Robert, SSG, (1968-1970) CA Staff Sergeant
Queener, Ulysses Grant, SSG, (1961-1969) AR 11D40 Staff Sergeant
Bos, Evan, SGT, (1967-1974) IN 11B10 Sergeant
Hohman, John, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B10 Sergeant
Hwang, Gerald Richard, SSG, (1968-1969) Sergeant
Morgan, Tom, SGT, (1968-1969) FA Sergeant
Niver, Gary, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B10 Sergeant
Giunta, Michael Anthony, CPL, (1968-1969) IN 11B10 Corporal
Mongelli, Alexander A., CPL, (1968-1969) IN 11B10 Corporal
Guardino, Raymond, SP 5, (1967-1969) IN 11B10 Specialist 5
Murray, Charles, SP 5, (1964-1971) IN 11B20 Specialist 5
Dominguez, Roberto Leyva, SP 4, (1968-1969) AR 11D10 Specialist 4
Fretta, Ralph, SP 4, (1968-1970) AR 11D20 Specialist 4
Harris, Curtis Ray, SP 4, (1968-1969) Specialist 4
Reynolds, William, SP 4, (1968-1969) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
Sawyer, Bradford Preston, SP 4, (1969-1969) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
White, Lenwood, SP 4, (1968-1969) MD 91B10 Specialist 4
Bent, Gordon William, PFC, (1968-1969) AR 11E10 Private First Class
Melton, Ronald David, PFC, (1968-1969) AR 11D10 Private First Class
Reynolds, Michael Robert, PV2, (1966-1969) IN Private (E-2)
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry
Souza, Larry, 1LT, (1966-1969) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Gault, Dawin, SSG, (1967-1969) IN 11B10 Staff Sergeant
Hodge, William John, SSG, (1969-1970) Staff Sergeant
Martens, Gary, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Thomas, John, SSG, (1967-1969) 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
Roller, Charles Bennette, SGT, (1965-1969) 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
Kimble, Lester Wilson, SP 4, (1969-1970) Specialist 4
Kimble, Lester Wilson, SP 4, (1969-1970) 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
Grow, Gary Warren, PFC, (1968-1969) Private First Class
Morgan, Arthur Eugene, PFC, (1968-1969) IN 11B10 Private First Class
Mansfield, Edward, PV1, (1965-1969) SC 05B10 Private (E-1)
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
Reeb, John, SGT, (1967-1969) CA Sergeant
Smith, Bob, SGT, (1967-1970) UN 00E Sergeant
Smith, Joseph John, SGT, (1969-1970) IN 11B20 Sergeant

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