35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Association


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  PFC Robert Augusta Dean    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"



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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 Augusta Dean, who died in the service of his country on July 13th, 1953 in Korea. The cause of death was listed as Other Causes. At the time of his death Robert was 18 years of age. He was from Miami, Florida.

The decorations earned by PFC Robert Augusta Dean include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.


Buried in Miami, FL City Cemetery

parents: Harold & Lillian Rolle Dean both born in the Bahamas

siblings: Philip Victor, Earnest, James, Lillian Ruth, Rosa Lee, Salvetta, Harold, Bessie & Virginia

grandparents: Nathan T & Salavetta Dean


Robert served as a PFC in Company I, 35th Infantry Regiment, US Army during Korea

service dates: 5 Feb 1951 until killed on 18 July 1953


note: Black