World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert Alfred Belet
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Blairstown, New Jersey
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
AFTER HIS INITIAL SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, HE SERVED IN THE EMBATTLED PACIFIC THEATER. HE WAS SADLY LOST ON GUADALCANAL ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1942. FOR HIS HEROISM, HE EARNED THE SILVER STAR AND A DESTROYER ESCORT WAS LATER NAMED FOR AND COMMISSIONED IN HIS HONOR.