35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  PFC Robert Kincaid Jr    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"



Able 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, PFC Robert Kincaid Jr, RA15410256, who died in the service of his country on September 24th, 1950 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Robert was 21 years of age. He was from Oak Hill, West Virginia. Robert's Military Occupation Specialty was 62c-Food Service Apprentice.

The decorations earned by PFC Robert Kincaid Jr 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.


Private First Class Kincaid was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on August 2, 1950 and returned to duty on August 23, 1950. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 24, 1950. Private First Class Kincaid was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, 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.

Burial::
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill (Fayette County)
Fayette County
West Virginia, USA