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  PFC Abraham Shinder    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"



HHC 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 Abraham Shinder, who died in the service of his country on May 20th, 1943 in Guadalcanal. The cause of death was listed as Enemy Bombing Raid. At the time of his death Abraham was 24 years of age. He was from Brooklyn, New York.

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

Burial:
Beth David Cemetery
Elmont
Nassau County
New York, USA