35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

SGT Francis Joseph Hopkins 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"

Charlie 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"

The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, SGT Francis Joseph Hopkins, RA13265414, who died in the service of his country on April 25th, 1951 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Francis was 20 years of age. He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Francis' Military Occupation Specialty was 1745-Light Weapons Infantry Leader.

The decorations earned by SGT Francis Joseph Hopkins 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.

Francis enlisted 27 January 1947

Burial:
Old Cathedral Cemetery
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania