The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PV2 Jesse Thomas Tibbs, RA15380762, who died in the service of his country on April 26th, 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 Jesse was 19 years of age. He was from Warren County, Kentucky. Jesse's Military Occupation Specialty was 4812-Heavy Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PV2 Jesse Thomas Tibbs 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 Tibbs was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on April 24, 1951 and died of those wounds on April 26, 1951. Private Tibbs 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.

Burial:
Fairview Cemetery
Bowling Green
Warren County
Kentucky, USA