The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Chester Robert August, RA13311738, who died in the service of his country on November 28th, 1950 in North Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Chester was 19 years of age. He was from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Chester's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PFC Chester Robert August 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.

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Private First Class August was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 28, 1950. Private First Class August was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.

BURIAL LOCATION

SACRED HEART CEMETERY, SCRANTON, PA