The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Felipe Trujillo Sedillo, RA18253772, who died in the service of his country on April 1st, 1951 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as Seriously WIA by missile-Died of wounds (FECOM). At the time of his death Felipe was 20 years of age. He was from Roswell, New Mexico. Felipe's Military Occupation Specialty was 4812-Heavy Weapons Infantryman.
The decorations earned by PFC Felipe Trujillo Sedillo 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.
Private First Class Sedillo was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on March 31, 1951 and died of those wounds the following day. Private First Class Sedillo 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 Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
BURIAL LOCATION,SOUTH PARK CEMETERY, ROSWELL, NM
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