Jay Anton Benesh

First Lieutenant Jay Anton Benesh was commissioned as an Infantry Branch Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class #24-67, 25 April 1967. His first duty assignment was as Training Officer, 1st Training Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Jungle Operations Course, School of the Americas, Fort Gulick, Canal Zone; Platoon Leader, D 4/12 199th Light Infantry Brigade; Republic of Vietnam MATS Team XO, MACV, Republic of Vietnam. | First Lieutenant Benesh is a graduate of Infantry AIT, Infantry OCS Jungle Operations Course.