The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, CPL Vincent Cipolla, RA12328356, who died in the service of his country on September 23rd, 1951 in North Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Vincent was 19 years of age. He was from Brooklyn, New York. Vincent's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.
The decorations earned by CPL Vincent Cipolla include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, 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.
Corporal Cipolla was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 23, 1951. Corporal Cipolla 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.
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