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Personal info

Full name
BELT, John James
Date of birth
18 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia
Hometown
Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35072918
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Eilendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 3 12

Immediate family

Members
Jackson A. Belt (father)
Nancy G. Belt (mother)
Jackson W. Belt (brother)
Louise S. Belt (sister)
Norris E. Belt (brother)
Richard M. Belt (brother)
Georgiana (Smith) Belt (wife)

More information

Pvt John J. Belt enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 14 March 1944. He attended high school for 4 years.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Maryland) 31 October 1944, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Maryland)