Barron J. Castellano

Colonel Castellano was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 16 August 1957. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Charlie Company Reconnaissance Platoon, 102nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Roseville Armory, Newark, New Jersey. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Mess Officer, Pay Officer, Fiftieth Adjutant General Company, Fiftieth Armored Division, Oraton Parkway, East Orange, New Jersey; Special Services Officer, Fiftieth Adjutant General Company, Fiftieth Armored Division, Oraton Parkway, East Orange, New Jersey; Assistant Adjutant General, Fiftieth Adjutant General Company, Fiftieth Adjutant Armored Division, Oraton Parkway, East Orange, New Jersey; Adjutant General, Fiftieth Armored Division (Commanding General’s Special Staff Officer) Oraton Parkway, East Orange, New Jersey; State Area Command-Commander, Unit Training Equipment Site, Fort Dix, New Jersey. | His military awards include: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, New Jersey Medal of Honor, New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, New Jersey Medal of Merit, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, United States Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, Attendance Medal, Recruiting Medal Badge.