35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  CPL Ralph George Fisher    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
Korean War


"Not For Fame or Reward
Not For Place or For Rank
But In Simple Obedience To
Duty as They Understood It"

National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal United Nations Korean Service Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal



The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, CPL Ralph George Fisher, RA19277903, who died in the service of his country on June 23rd, 1952 in North Korea. The cause of death was listed as Seriously WIA by missile-Died of wounds (FECOM). At the time of his death Ralph was 24 years of age. He was from Watsonville, California. Ralph's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by CPL Ralph George Fisher include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.


Corporal Fisher was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on June 20, 1952 and died of those wounds on June 23, 1952. Corporal Fisher was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Fisher of Powell Butte, California. Husband of Connie Fisher of New Mexico.

Burial::
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno
San Mateo County
California, USA
Plot: H, 1757