Background
Private Costin was born June 15, 1898 in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from the Baltimore City College high school in 1914.
Private Costin was born June 15, 1898 in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from the Baltimore City College high school in 1914.
After enlisting in the Army in 1917 was sent to France to fight in World War I where he was killed. He died October 8, 1918 near Bois–de–Consenvoye, France and after his body was returned to the United States was buried in Loudon Park National Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland. His grave can be found in section B, grave 460.
Costin"s platoon of Company H, 115th Infantry was held up by enemy machinegun fire.
Costin was the first to volunteer to charge the machinegun nest as part of an automatic rifle team The fire team advanced against heavy artillery, machinegun, and mortar fire.
Costin continued the attack by himself after all his comrades had become casualties and he himself had been seriously wounded, firing until he collapsed. Private Costin"s body was repatriated to the United States and he is buried in his hometown of Baltimore at the Loudon Park National Cemetery, Plot: section B, grave 460.
The Liberty Ship Steamship Henry Gilbert Costin (Maritime Commission Hull Number 0950, United States Merchant Marine Association), built at the Bethlehem Shipyard in Baltimore in 1943, was named for Private Costin and used for troop transport during World World War World War II Also named in honor of PVT Costin is the PVT Henry Costin National Guard Armory at 8601 Odell Road in Laurel, Maryland as well as the PVT Henry Costin Dining Facility on Omaha Beach Circle at the Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Maryland (Maryland Army National Guard).