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John Joseph Costa

West Point, 1949

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Terry Powers on December 21, 2022:

John Joseph Costa
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Michigan
John Costa graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1949. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Army
Rank: Colonel
GENERAL ORDERS:
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) John Joseph Costa, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam, in 1967.

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