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  SGT Philip Lorne Konigsfeld    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"



Charlie Company
2nd Battalion
35th Infantry Regiment
Vietnam War

"Not For Fame or Reward
Not For Place or For Rank
But In Simple Obedience To
Duty as They Understood It"
National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal





The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, SGT Philip Lorne Konigsfeld, who died in the service of his country on April 3rd, 1968 in Pleiku Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Multi-Frag. At the time of his death Philip was 26 years of age. He was from Tucson, Arizona. Philip is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 47E, Line 51.

The decorations earned by SGT Philip Lorne Konigsfeld include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.

Philip was born in Chicago, IL and graduated from Richfield, ID High School where he played football and basketball.