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Personal info

Full name
BELT, Richard Albert
Date of birth
13 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio
Hometown
Knox County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35293275
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 40 29

Immediate family

Members
Elmer M. Belt (father)
Luella L. Belt (mother)
Dwight G. Belt (brother)
Robert W. Belt (brother)

More information

Pfc Richard A. Belt graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Mount Vernon High School 1943