The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PV2 William Francis Sheehan, RA11153277, who died in the service of his country on September 16th, 1950 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death William was 21 years of age. He was from Boston, Massachusetts. William's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.
The decorations earned by PV2 William Francis Sheehan 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 Sheehan was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 16, 1950. Private Sheehan was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
BURIAL LOCATION:MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, BOSTON, MA
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