The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Dalton Brice Yokem, who died in the service of his country on December 10th, 1951 in Korea. The cause of death was listed as Vehicle Accident. At the time of his death Dalton was 22 years of age. He was from Klamath Falls, Oregon.
The decorations earned by PFC Dalton Brice Yokem include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: KUMHWA
BURIAL LOCATION:KENO CEMETERY, KLAMATH FALLS, OR
Comments: Private First Class Yokem was a member of the U.S. Army serving in Korea. On December 10, 1951, he died from a broken neck from a vehicle accident near Kumwha, Korea. DOD cites Dorris, California, gravestone cites Oregon, burial in Oregon.
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