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James B. Beld

BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army

HOMETOWN
Paoli, IN

HONORED BY
Jan Bos
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SECOND LIEUTENANT, WAS A PARATROOPER IN HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 504TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. HIS UNIT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION HUSKY II (11 JULY 1943) IN SICILY. HE WAS ONBOARD OF C-53D 42-68720 THAT WAS SHOT DOWN BY FRIENDLY FIRE. HE IS BURIED IN THE SICILY ROME CEMETERY IN NETTUNO, ITALY.