The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PV2 Robert Joseph Vahlsing, NG27357215, who died in the service of his country on April 3rd, 1952 in North Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Robert was 18 years of age. He was from Tracy, Minnesota. Robert's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.
The decorations earned by PV2 Robert Joseph Vahlsing 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 Vahlsing was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on April 3, 1952. Private Vahlsing 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 LOCATION,TRACY CITY CEMETERY, TRACY, MN
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