The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, CPL Cecil Ward French, US55056695, who died in the service of his country on September 8th, 1951 in North Korea. The cause of death was listed as MIA to Declared Dead. At the time of his death Cecil was 26 years of age. He was from Milton, North Dakota. Cecil's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by CPL Cecil Ward French 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.

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Sergeant French was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 8, 1951. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Sergeant French 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.

Cecil "Bud" Ward French was born September 13, 1925 in Osford Township, Cavalier County. He attended grade school in the Osford district. Cecil graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School at Park River in 1942. He was the son of Marian and Leonard French. On October 1, 1950, Cecil married Clarice I. Skytland of rural Fairdale. Son, Gary Allen French, was born March 26, 1951. He was known as "Bud". Reported DOD last known home of record - Milton, North Dakota.
Son of Leonard French of Milton, North Dakota.