35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

PFC Vernon Francis Rodel 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"

Easy Company
35th Infantry Regiment
Korean War

"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, PFC Vernon Francis Rodel, RA13284810, who died in the service of his country on September 3rd, 1950 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Vernon was 19 years of age. He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vernon's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PFC Vernon Francis Rodel 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.

Raised in Pennsylvania, Vernon entered the service in New Jersey 25 September 1948.

Buried in the Beverly National Cemetery 916 Bridgeboro Rd in Beverly, NJ. Section K Site 40. (visited by Jim Hall 2004)