35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

PFC Billy Joe Martin 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"

Easy 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 Billy Joe Martin, 38530898, who died in the service of his country on February 8th, 1945 in Luzon. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Billy was 19 years of age. He was from Texas.

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

Burial:
Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery
Clovis
Curry County
New Mexico, USA
Plot: Rest Garden - Block 37 - Lot 56 - Space 8