35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  SSG Francis William. Kane    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"



Baker 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 Francis William. Kane, 13054495, who died in the service of his country on February 5th, 1945 in Luzon. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Francis was 30 years of age. He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The decorations earned by SSG Francis William. Kane include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.


Burial: Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

Francis was a machinist and enlisted 02 March 1942.