35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  PVT Brandon F. Lacy    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, PVT Brandon F. Lacy, 39596554, who died in the service of his country on May 20th, 1945 in Luzon. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Brandon was 25 years of age. He was from Los Angeles County, California.

The decorations earned by PVT Brandon F. Lacy include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.


Burial:
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno
San Mateo County
California, USA
Plot: Section C Site 236

"It is believed that Pvt. Lacy entered a cave and was killed by a massive explosion in a second nearby cave that contained a Japanese ammunition dump. See KIA website for Pfc. Sidney E. Bacchus."

Perry Ball, WWII 35th Infantry Historian