George C Kosovich, Jr

Specialist Four
B CO, 1ST BN, 2ND INF RGT, 1 INF DIV
Army of the United States
29 November 1945 - 01 November 1965
Bloomfield, CT
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1 INF DIV

2ND INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for George C Kosovich, Jr

24 Feb 2004

George Kosovich was sent along with 3,300 other young men to Vietnam on the USS Blatchford in October, 1965 as part of the 1st Inf Div. We set foot in Vietnam on the shores of Vung Tau and from there were sent to a staging area in Bien Hoa for three days until we could be sent to a remote area called Phuoc Vinh. It was in Phuoc Vinh, one night while providing security for our artillery unit, that the VC aimed a directional mine directly at George's position. He didn't survive his wounds. George Kosovich became our first casualty in Vietnam and I have never forgotten him.



The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a comrade,
Dennis Grange
dennisjgrange@htva.net 
25 Feb 2004



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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