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THE SPRINGFIELD 50 PROJECT
www.springfield50.org
Stephen
Francis
Kostanski
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
4/1/48
Birth Place:
Springfield, MA
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Stephen Kostanski
Mother's Name:
Anna M. (Pupek) Kostanski
Sibling Names:
Marital Status:
Married
Wife's Name:
Offspring Names:
Education:
School Attended:
Brightwood School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/9/53
School Attended:
Chestnut Street Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/7/60
School Attended:
John J. Duggan Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
10/31/62
School Attended:
Technical High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/4/63
High School Diploma:
Yes
Diploma Year:
1966
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
83
SSS Local Board Location:
Springfield, MA
SSS Registration Date:
4/7/66
SSS Registrant Description:
6' 1"/150 pounds/blond hair/blue eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
1/4/68
Entry Mode:
Enlistment
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Marine Corps
Military Component:
Regular
Rank:
Corporal
Rank Abbrev:
CPL
Pay Grade:
E4
MOS:
311
MOS Title:
Rifleman
Awards Received:
Purple Heart Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with
one Bronze Service Star; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Vietnam Military
Merit Medal; Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Badges Earned: Rifle Marksman Badge
Length Of Service:
1 year
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
6/22/68
Major Command:
1st Marine Division (Reinforced), FMF
Sub Command 1:
5th Marines
Sub Command 2:
3rd Battalion
Sub Command 3:
Company K
Base Location:
Fire Base Maxwell
Army Campaign Number:
7th
Army Campaign Name:
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
3/6/69
Casualty Time:
1000
Casualty Age:
20
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Casualty Province:
Quang Nam Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Located In Or Near:
20 miles SW An Hoa, near Song Cai River
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
St. Aloysius Cemetery, Springfield, MA
Burial Plot Location:
Section 0 Lot 186 #1
Burial Date:
3/22/69
Consigned Funeral Home:
Kostanski Funeral Home, Greenfield, MA
Escort Name:
LCPL Allan R. Plante, USMC
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
32nd
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
30W
Line Number:
56
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