Korean War
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Service # | 12107317 |
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Unit | HQ CO 31 INF 7 DIV |
Rank | Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | December 1 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Honolulu Memorial |
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Purple Heart
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
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Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant Belden was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant Belden was a rifleman in the Security Platoon, Headquarters Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950 while defending his position near Haggaru, North Korea, he was shot in the back and placed in a truck for evacuation. The convoy was ambushed and he was listed as Missing in Action. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.