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Sgt Alfred E Belt Jr.

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Sgt Alfred E Belt Jr.

Birth
Death
26 Apr 1945 (aged 20)
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section Three
Memorial ID
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Enlisted in Army 29 May 1943 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA.

Son of Alfred E. Belt & Lynette H. Belt.

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Sergeant Belt was an aerial gunner
aboard U.S. Army Air Corps B-26F
Marauder #42-96326, serving with the
17th Bomb Group, 37th Bomb Squadron.

Shot down over Germany by Messerschmitt
Me-262's, the world's first operational
jet fighter aircraft.

All six crew aboard were Killed In
Action. The air crew were:

1st Lt. Kenneth Bedor, pilot
2nd Lt. Charles J. Howard
2nd Lt. Lorance F. Krashowetz
S/Sgt. Paul David Geitgey
Sgt. Alfred E. Belt, Jr.
Sgt. John J. Milkovich, Jr.

(Above information submitted by Mr. Tim Cook)
Enlisted in Army 29 May 1943 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA.

Son of Alfred E. Belt & Lynette H. Belt.

***********************************
Sergeant Belt was an aerial gunner
aboard U.S. Army Air Corps B-26F
Marauder #42-96326, serving with the
17th Bomb Group, 37th Bomb Squadron.

Shot down over Germany by Messerschmitt
Me-262's, the world's first operational
jet fighter aircraft.

All six crew aboard were Killed In
Action. The air crew were:

1st Lt. Kenneth Bedor, pilot
2nd Lt. Charles J. Howard
2nd Lt. Lorance F. Krashowetz
S/Sgt. Paul David Geitgey
Sgt. Alfred E. Belt, Jr.
Sgt. John J. Milkovich, Jr.

(Above information submitted by Mr. Tim Cook)

Inscription

K.I.A. Neuberg, Germany



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  • Created by: Karen Kessler
  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97722511/alfred_e-belt: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Alfred E Belt Jr. (26 Jan 1925–26 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97722511, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Karen Kessler (contributor 47903293).