US PARAS 2 Belt, Robert Eric

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Belt ​

• FORENAME

Robert Eric ​

• UNIT

187 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company C,3 Bn) ​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class ​

• NUMBER

54514837 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

14th May 1969 ​

• AGE

21 ​

• GRAVESITE

Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery,Houston,Harris County,Texas​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Houston,Texas​

born 15.1.1948​

single​

graduated San Jacinto High School,Houston,Texas​

lab technician,Southwest Chemical and Plastics,Deer Park,Texas ​

entered service 1968​

Fort Bliss,Texas (basic training)​

awards Silver Star,Bronze Star,Army Commendation Medal​

KIA Dong Ap Bia,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 24W Line 2 ​

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[jcortez561]

I served with Bobby, the name I knew him by, with the 101st Airborne, 3/187th, I was from Dallas, TX so he and I has some great discussions about plans after we returned to the US. He was a great guy and a great friend.