35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  PFC Ernest Perry Hendrix    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"



King 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 Ernest Perry Hendrix, 37064503, who died in the service of his country on February 28th, 1945 in Luzon. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Ernest was 29 years of age. He was from Strong, Arkansas.

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


Burial:
Sweet Home Cemetery
Strong
Union County
Arkansas, USA

Ernest's nickname was "Chub".