The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Ralph F. Yeager, RA15281360, who died in the service of his country on June 7th, 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 Ralph was 21 years of age. He was from Defiance, Ohio. Ralph's Military Occupation Specialty was 4812-Heavy Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PFC Ralph F. Yeager 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 Yeager was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on June 6, 1951 and died of those wounds the following day. Private First Class Yeager was awarded the Purple Heart, 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:RIVERSIDE CEMETERY, DEFIANCE, OH