The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PV2 Benjamin Gulizia, RA12315131, who died in the service of his country on March 29th, 1951 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Benjamin was 20 years of age. He was from New York, New York. Benjamin's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.
The decorations earned by PV2 Benjamin Gulizia 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 Gulizia was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on March 29, 1951. Private Gulizia 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.
Originally from New York, enlisted in New Jersey. Italian heritage.
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