35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

PFC Richard Joseph Masterson 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"

Able 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 Richard Joseph Masterson, 36730034, 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 Richard was 22 years of age. He was from Miami, Florida.

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

Chicago Tribune 4/17/1949 Abstract
Pfc. Richard Masterson, Co. A., 35th Inf., killed in action on Luzon, 2/8/1945, formerly of 5252 S. Morgan st., son of Gerald Masterson and Mrs. Anna Knowski, brother of Geraldine Cuba. Will arrive in Miami, Fla., Tues. Apr. 19. Burial Flagler Memorial Park cemetery, Miami, Fla.

Burial:
Flagler Memorial Park
Miami
Miami-Dade County
Florida, USA

Richard had one year of college when he enlisted 3 Feb 1943.