35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  SFC William Joseph Tschuschke    In memory of our fallen brother

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother"



Baker Company
35th Infantry Regiment
Korean War


"Not For Fame or Reward
Not For Place or For Rank
But In Simple Obedience To
Duty as They Understood It"

National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal United Nations Korean Service Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal



The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, SFC William Joseph Tschuschke, US51109209, who died in the service of his country on August 20th, 1952 in North Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death William was 25 years of age. He was from Glen Cove, New York. William's Military Occupation Specialty was 1745-Light Weapons Infantry Leader.

The decorations earned by SFC William Joseph Tschuschke 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.


Sergeant First Class Tschuschke was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on August 20, 1952. Sergeant First Class Tschuschke was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's 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.

. Buried in the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY. Section P Site 1503.