35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  SSG Herbert H. Schwartz    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"



Love 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, SSG Herbert H. Schwartz, 13058440, who died in the service of his country on May 23rd, 1945 in Luzon. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Herbert was 25 years of age. He was from Pennsylvania.

The decorations earned by SSG Herbert H. Schwartz include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.


Buried At Arlington National Cemetery

(From Pittsburg Press, May 2, 1945)

SSG Schwartz was a graduate of Shaler High School near Pittsburg. At the time of enlistment, February 25, 1942, he was employed by Hubbard & Company. A member of the First Congregational Church of Elna, he is survived by his father George J Schwartz; two brothers, George and Howard Schwartz; and sisters Edna and Mildred.