The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Delbert Blane Gorby, RA19349906, who died in the service of his country on March 30th, 1951 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Delbert was 20 years of age. He was from Akron, Ohio. Delbert's Military Occupation Specialty was 4812-Heavy Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PFC Delbert Blane Gorby 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 Gorby was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 23, 1950 and returned to duty on September 29, 1950. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on March 30, 1951. Private First Class Gorby was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantrymans 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 LOCATION:ROSE HILL BURIAL PARK, AKRON, OH