The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PV2 Morris Lloyd Rethmeier, US55093590, who died in the service of his country on September 7th, 1951 in North Korea, Hills 717-682. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Morris was 23 years of age. He was from Marshalltown, Iowa. Morris' Military Occupation Specialty was 4812-Heavy Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PV2 Morris Lloyd Rethmeier 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 Rethmeier was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 7, 1951. Private Rethmeier was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.

Burial Location
Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, Ia