35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  PV2 Thomas Elmo Bullock    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"



Able 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"

National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal United Nations Korean Service Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal



The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PV2 Thomas Elmo Bullock, US52018824, who died in the service of his country on June 3rd, 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 Thomas was 22 years of age. He was from Henderson, Kentucky. Thomas' Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PV2 Thomas Elmo Bullock 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 Bullock was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on May 31, 1951 and died of those wounds on June 3, 1951.

Burial Location: SAINT LOUIS CEMETERY, HENDERSON, KY

Elmo entered the service 10 November 1950.