Richard Kostamo
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Richard "Dick" J. Kostamo was life long Duluth resident born in Duluth on May 21, 1924. After graduating from Central High School, he joined the Army.
He survived the third-wave landing at Normandy. He also served for 29 years in the Army National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
After his first wife Nancy Heinzen died he married Amy Thompson, whom he also survived.
He died on a Sunday in June, 2001.
