35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

PFC Wilbert Otto Wittenhagen 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 Wilbert Otto Wittenhagen, 375671153, who died in the service of his country on February 5th, 1945 in Luzon. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Wilbert was 21 years of age. He was from Mitchell, South Dakota.

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

Burial:
American Legion Cemetery (Mitchell)
Mitchell
Davison County
South Dakota, USA

Wilbert drafted/enlisted 25 Jun 1943.