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  PVT William Patrick Lydon    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"



35th Infantry Regiment
World War II

"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, PVT William Patrick Lydon, 36732527, who died in the service of his country on July 28th, 1944 in Caldonia/New Zealand. The cause of death was listed as Unknown. At the time of his death William was 22 years of age. He was from Illinois.

The decorations earned by PVT William Patrick Lydon include: the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.

William is buried in the Punchbowl in Honolulu