35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  PV2 Frederick W. Denne    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"

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 Frederick W. Denne, US51051703, who died in the service of his country on October 3rd, 1951 in Hagamnyong,North Korea. The cause of death was listed as MIA to KIA. At the time of his death Frederick was 23 years of age. He was from Buffalo, New York. Frederick's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PV2 Frederick W. Denne 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 Denne was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy during "Operation Commando" in North Korea on October 3, 1951. Private Denne was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's 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.

Frederick is buried at Emlawn Cemetery, Kenmore, NY