35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  PVT Peter M. Jeffery    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"



George 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, PVT Peter M. Jeffery, 34948726, who died in the service of his country on April 18th, 1945. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Peter was 26 years of age. He was from Hall County, Georgia.

The decorations earned by PVT Peter M. Jeffery include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.


Burial:
Oconee Hill Cemetery
Athens
Clarke County
Georgia, USA
Plot: D

Killed by Friendly Fire from Mortars.

Peter enlisted 3 June 1944