35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

PFC Raymond D. Hutchens In memory of our fallen brother

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother"

Able Company
35th Infantry Regiment
World War II

"Not For Fame or Reward
Not For Place or For Rank
But In Simple Obedience To
Duty as They Understood It"

The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Raymond D. Hutchens, 35130224, who died in the service of his country on August 18th, 1943 in Vella LaVella. The cause of death was listed as DOW-Enemy Air Raid. At the time of his death Raymond was 23 years of age. He was from Jessamine County, Kentucky.

The decorations earned by PFC Raymond D. Hutchens include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.

Burial:
Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Nicholasville
Jessamine County
Kentucky, USA
Plot: D, 0, 82