35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

PFC Russell J. Barton 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"

HHC Company
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, PFC Russell J. Barton, 39837406, who died in the service of his country on May 21st, 1945 in Luzon, The Philippines. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Russell was 32 years of age. He was from San Francisco, California.

The decorations earned by PFC Russell J. Barton include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.

Burial:
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno
San Mateo County
California, USA
Plot: J, 887

Russell enlisted 13 April 1942