History |
The 35th Infantry Regiment
was organized on 13 July 1916 in Arizona of men from the 11th,
18th and 22nd Infantry. These units dated back to The War
Between the States and their insignia from that era is
represented on the 35th Infantry Crest. The 11th Infantry was
part of the Union 2d Division, V Corps represented by a white
Maltese Cross. The 18th Infantry served in the 1st Division, XIV
Corps, their badge was a red acorn. The 22d Infantry is
symbolized by the embattled partion line of the canton. The
cactus symbolizes theoriginal service of the 35th Infantry
along the Mexican Border.
The Cacti served with distinction in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. WWII awards included two U. S. Presidential Unit
Citations and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
In Korea, the Cacti earned three Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations.
In Vietnam where the Cacti fought with both the 4th and 25th Divisions.
Company A (2-35) earned a Valorous Unit Award.
Company B (2-35) earned a Presidential Unit Citation.
The Regiment
was awarded two awards of the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm
and the Vietnamese Civil Action Honor Medal First Class.
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Those Inscribed Here Fell in The Republic of Vietnam While Serving With The 35th United States Infantry Regiment
They Were Known as
Cacti Blue of the 2d
Battalion and Will Forever Remain So
May God Bless Their Souls |
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Code Explanations |
Cause Code |
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Province Code |
B5 |
Helicopter Crew Member |
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03 |
Quang Nam |
B6 |
Helicopter Passenger |
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04 |
Quang Tin |
D |
Small Arms, AW Fire |
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05 |
Quang Ngai |
E |
Mortar |
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06 |
Pleiku |
G |
Mine/Grenade |
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07 |
Bin Dinh |
H |
Multi Fragment |
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08 |
Kontum |
HL |
Fragment |
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13 |
Quang Duc |
I |
Accident/Misadventure |
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T |
Accidental Homocide |
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8U |
Unknown Explosive Device (Booby Trap) |
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2nd Battalion
Casualties
Bn |
Co |
Rank |
Name |
Date |
Cause |
Place or Details |
Prov |
Wall Loc |
2 |
B |
Sp4 |
Dorman, Darrel G |
29-May-66 |
D |
LZ 10 Alpha |
08 |
7E 117 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Evans, Donald J |
29-May-66 |
D |
LZ 10 Alpha |
08 |
7E 118 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Gonzalez-Perez, Aramis |
29-May-66 |
D |
LZ 10 Alpha |
08 |
7E 118 |
2 |
B |
Sgt |
Peacock, Leonard B |
29-May-66 |
D |
LZ 10 Alpha |
08 |
7E 121 |
2 |
B |
Pvt |
Rodriguez, Roger E |
29-May-66 |
D |
LZ 10 Alpha |
08 |
7E 122 |
2 |
A |
Pvt |
Simbola, Jose S |
17-Jun-66 |
D |
- |
- |
8E 58 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Burgess, Garry L |
19-Jun-66 |
E |
- |
- |
8E 62 |
2 |
A |
Sgt |
Carter, Kenneth R |
31-Jul-66 |
D |
- |
- |
9E 91 |
2 |
A |
S/Sgt |
Garcia, Gregono |
31-Jul-66 |
D |
- |
- |
9E 91 |
2 |
A |
SFC |
Hopkins, Alvin Jr |
31-Jul-66 |
D |
- |
- |
9E 91 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Stewart, James Jr |
31-Jul-66 |
D |
- |
- |
9E 92 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Cowan, Aaron D |
28-Oct-66 |
B6 |
Medevac Helicopter Hit by RPG |
- |
11E 121 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Leek, Thomas Jr |
28-Oct-66 |
B6 |
Medevac Helicopter Hit by RPG |
- |
11E 123 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Martinez, Robert L |
28-Oct-66 |
B6 |
Medevac Helicopter Hit by RPG |
- |
11E 123 |
2 |
C |
Sgt |
Wilson, Wendell L |
28-Oct-66 |
D |
Medevac Helicopter Hit by RPG |
- |
11E 125 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Young, Glen H |
28-Oct-66 |
H |
Medevac Helicopter Hit by RPG |
- |
11E 125 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Smith, Charles W |
30-Oct-66 |
8U |
- |
- |
11E 131 |
2 |
HQ |
Sp4 |
Rhoads, Danny |
3-Mar-67 |
H |
- |
06 |
16E 70 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Perez, Daniel F Jr WIA |
12-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
- |
16E 96 |
2 |
B |
Sp4 |
Barrett, Charles W |
12-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
08 |
16E 68 |
2 |
B |
Sp4 |
Burlingame, Stephen F |
12-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
08 |
16E 67 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Home, Lamar |
12-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
08 |
16E 68 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Hutchinson, Richard Jr |
12-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
08 |
16E 68 |
2 |
A |
2lt |
Karopazyc, Stephen |
13-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
- |
16E 69 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Major, LaMarre A |
13-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
- |
16E 69 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Ruggero, Victor J |
13-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
- |
16E 70 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Stegall, Douglas |
13-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
- |
16E 70 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Castelda, Andrew T |
13-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
- |
16E 71 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Miranda, Filberto |
13-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
- |
16E 71 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Perrone, James P |
13-Mar-67 |
D |
- |
- |
16E 71 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Aviles-Aviles, Juan P |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
16E 125 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Anthony, Carl T |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
16E 127 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Bowcutt, Scott C |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
16E 129 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Champion, Joseph |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
16E 130 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Easley, Timothy |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 1 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Hopson, James H |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 5 |
2 |
C |
1lt |
Sudborough, Michael C |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 7 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Lund, William E |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 7 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Matthews, Henry R |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 8 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Mayo, Johnnie M |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 8 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Milam, Lewis E |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 8 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Minogue, Thomas F |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 8 |
2 |
C |
Sgt |
McLemore, David E |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 9 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Newman, Daniel J Jr |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 10 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Kaster, Robert L |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 10 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Odierno, John W |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 11 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Owens, Percie E |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 11 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Reinke, Robert H |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 12 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Stockwell, Dennis B |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 14 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Turner, Hayzell C |
21-Mar-67 |
- |
- |
- |
17E 15 |
2 |
HQ |
1lt |
Davis, Harry L |
4-Apr-67 |
B6 |
- |
- |
17E 98 |
2 |
HQ |
Sp4 |
Smith, Jimmy Joe |
4-Apr-67 |
B6 |
- |
- |
17E 100 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Mercado-Santos, Wilfredo |
11-Apr-67 |
- |
- |
- |
18E 16 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Wright, Kenneth H |
2-May-67 |
G |
- |
- |
19E 20 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Moore, Ralph E |
3-May-67 |
G |
- |
05 |
19E 29 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Watson, Carnell E |
19-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20E 51 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Scherrer, Lawrence F |
19-May-67 |
H |
- |
05 |
20E 49 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Bean, Kenyon E |
19-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20E 39 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Ellington, Herbert L |
19-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20E 39 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Geiger, Walter T |
19-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20E 42 |
2 |
C |
Sgt |
Wagner, Edward J Jr |
19-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20E 51 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Corona, Rudolph R III |
20-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20E 58 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Duncan, Walter E |
20-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20E 57 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Harrison, Richard E |
20-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20W 60 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Peters, Josh |
20-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20W 66 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Nagengast, Carl D |
20-May-67 |
D |
- |
- |
20W 68 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Rush, Roland E |
20-May-67 |
D |
- |
05 |
20E 67 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Killian, Gary M |
20-May-67 |
H |
- |
- |
20E 61 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Ledesma, Joseph Jr |
20-May-67 |
H |
- |
- |
20E 62 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Rush, Roland F |
20-May-67 |
H |
- |
- |
20E 67 |
2 |
B |
Sp4 |
Elshire, Terry M |
21-May-67 |
T |
- |
05 |
20E 73 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Booth, Roy R |
27-May-67 |
D |
- |
05 |
20E 128 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Dotson, Michael L |
29-May-67 |
H |
- |
05 |
21E 11 |
2 |
B |
Sgt |
Silva, William G |
29-May-67 |
H |
- |
05 |
21E 16 |
2 |
B |
Capt |
Walker, Ralph B II |
29-May-67 |
H |
- |
05 |
21E 16 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Gonzalez, Juan J |
15-Jun-67 |
H |
- |
- |
21E 105 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Lee, Alan J |
21-Jun-67 |
D |
- |
05 |
21E 95 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Hamilton, Ronald L |
23-Jun-67 |
H |
- |
05 |
22E 53 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Peterson, Jack W |
23-Jun-67 |
H |
- |
05 |
22E 55 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Allen, Freddie L |
29-Jun-67 |
H |
- |
- |
22E 82 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Anthony, Asher A |
11-Jul-67 |
D |
- |
05 |
23E 49 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Jeffers, John L |
25-Jul-67 |
D |
- |
05 |
23E 119 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Campbell, George S |
26-Jul-67 |
H |
- |
05 |
24E 2 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Wise, Edward J |
27-Jul-67 |
D |
- |
05 |
24E 11 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Ferdig, Richard C |
4-Aug-67 |
H |
- |
- |
24E 77 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Parrilla-Calderon, Jaime |
4-Aug-67 |
H |
- |
- |
24E 78 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Brandenburg, Charles F |
5-Aug-67 |
H |
- |
05 |
24E 79 |
2 |
HQ |
Sp5 |
Mccauley, Dennis J |
6-Aug-67 |
G |
- |
- |
24E 84 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Miller, Leon P |
30-Nov-67 |
G |
- |
05 |
31E 13 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Lee, Clyde M (to 4 Av) |
4-Dec-67 |
D |
- |
05 |
31E 36 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Haefner, David R |
26-Dec-67 |
D |
- |
05 |
32E 63 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Illman, William S |
2-Jan-68 |
D |
Que Son Valley |
05 |
33E 19 |
2 |
B |
Sp4 |
Smith, David R. |
2-Jan-68 |
D |
Que Son Valley |
05 |
33E 23 |
2 |
B |
Sp4 |
Williams, Eugene M |
11-Jan-68 |
H |
- |
05 |
34E 33 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Ripel, John Kenneth |
16-Feb-68 |
- |
- |
- |
39E 65 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Herschbach, Paul D |
21-Feb-68 |
H |
- |
05 |
40E 52 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Jacobs, Dennis W |
27-Feb-68 |
D |
- |
03 |
41E 50 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Kravchak, Michael A |
27-Feb-68 |
D |
- |
03 |
41E 50 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Miller, Paul J |
27-Feb-68 |
D |
- |
03 |
41E 51 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Herod, Arthur Weinmann |
27-Feb-68 |
- |
- |
- |
41E 50 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Day, Edward |
3-Apr-68 |
H |
Hill 1062 |
08 |
47E 48 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Frey, William J |
3-Apr-68 |
H |
Hill 1062 |
08 |
47E 50 |
2 |
C |
Sgt |
Konigsfeld, Philip L |
3-Apr-68 |
H |
Hill 1062 |
08 |
47E 51 |
2 |
C |
S/Sgt |
Thomas, David C |
3-Apr-68 |
H |
Hill 1062 |
08 |
47E 57 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Williams, Robert L |
30-Apr-68 |
I |
- |
06 |
53E 26 |
2 |
B |
Sgt |
Gambotto, Larry L. |
13-Sep-68 |
H |
Hill 691 |
13 |
44W 47 |
2 |
B |
Sp4 |
Ortiz, Manuel G. |
13-Sep-68 |
H |
Hill 691 |
13 |
44W 52 |
2 |
B |
Cpl |
Planck, Everett A. |
13-Sep-68 |
H |
Hill 691 |
13 |
44W 53 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Burrola, Sammy Jr |
25-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 9 |
2 |
C |
1lt |
Fulkerson, Roger A (FO) |
25-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 11 |
2 |
C |
Sgt |
Jenkins, John A III |
25-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 12 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Johnson, Terry J |
25-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 12 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Ambrosio, Joseph C |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 25 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Banek, Lawrence B |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 26 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Barnes, Mark A |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 26 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Bowman, Tommy R |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 26 |
2 |
A |
Sgt |
Brown, Derris |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 26 |
2 |
A |
1lt |
Chahoc, David K |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 27 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Jones, Richard L |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 29 |
2 |
A |
Sgt |
Knoll, Robert B |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 30 |
2 |
A |
S/Sgt |
Quick, Isham I |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 32 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Rickert, Roger A |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 32 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Soto, Efrain Sr |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 33 |
2 |
A |
Sgt |
Wright, Bradford D |
27-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 34 |
2 |
A |
Sp4 |
Stozek, Gerald |
28-Sep-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
42W 37 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Fuller, Johnny T |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 46 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Golda, Edward |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 46 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Hamilton, Ulys F |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 47 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Hernandez-Velez, Alberto |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 47 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Holbrook, Charles A |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 47 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Mesa, James G |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42 w 48 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Miller, Kenneth W |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 48 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
McClain, Richard L |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 49 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Shauger, Harrison B |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 50 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Sines, Tomothy D |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 50 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Stucky, Ronald |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 51 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Zornes, Hamp E |
30-Sep-68 |
HL |
- |
13 |
42W 52 |
2 |
B |
Sgt |
Spencer, Eugene |
31-Oct-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
40W 68 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Jefferson, Jerry W |
30-Nov-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
37W 12 |
2 |
A |
Pfc |
Porden, Lee V Jr |
30-Nov-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
37W 14 |
2 |
B |
Sgt |
Plummer, Newton R |
1-Dec-68 |
D |
- |
13 |
37W 18 |
2 |
C |
Pvt |
Aquino, Raymond J |
19-Jan-69 |
D |
- |
07 |
14W 45 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Forsythe, Dale R |
19-Jan-69 |
D |
- |
07 |
14W 46 |
2 |
C |
Pfc |
Fret-Comacho, Juan A |
19-Jan-69 |
D |
- |
07 |
14W 46 |
2 |
C |
Sp4 |
Wiggins, Aubrey A |
19-Jan-69 |
D |
- |
07 |
14W 46 |
2 |
C |
2lt |
Salazar, Mel B Jr |
19-Jan-69 |
D |
- |
07 |
14W 47 |
2 |
HQ |
Sgt |
Noeldner, Daniel M |
6-Mar-69 |
- |
- |
- |
30W 55 |
2 |
B |
Pfc |
Troxel, Marlon W |
16-Mar-69 |
H |
- |
08 |
29W 57 |
2 |
B |
1lt |
Bazzinotti, Charles A |
13-May-70 |
I |
- |
08 |
10W 31 |
2 |
B |
Pvt |
Davis, Wesley W |
28-Sep-70 |
D |
- |
09 |
7W 97 |
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