The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Walter Donald Lien, ER55011557, who died in the service of his country on January 29th, 1951 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Walter was 27 years of age. He was from Lankin, North Dakota. Walter's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PFC Walter Donald Lien include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

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Private First Class Lien was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on January 29, 1951. Private First Class Lien was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Burial::
Saint Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery
Walsh County
North Dakota, USA