BELET APD 109

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid January 26 1944 as DE-599 Launched March 3 1944 Redesignated Crosley Class High Speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944 USS BELET APD-109 Commissioned June 15 1945 - Decommissioned May 22 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs Struck from Naval Register December 12 1963 ARM CALIFORNIA H-3 (Mexican Naval Service) Transferred to Mexico December 12 1963 and renamed Run aground off Baja California January 16 1972 and destroyed

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Locy Type 2# 15928 Branch

1946-01-18

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - Robert Alfred Belet USMC (August 6 1914 - September 12 1942)
Belet first enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 1937 at New York City and then reenlisted on January 22 1941. Belet served at Parris Island, S.C.; Quantico, Va.; Washington, D.C.; and New River, N.C., before moving to the Pacific combat zone on June 19 1942. As a member of the 1st Signal Co.,1st Marine Division, in the Solomon Islands, Master Technical Sergeant Belet was at Guadalcanal on the night of August 9 and 10 1942, during operations against Japanese forces. Without regard for his own safety, Belet supervised the repair of a communications wire in the face of persistent enemy fire. His courageous leadership contributed to the restoration of the vital communication circuit; and, for this action, he was awarded The Silver Star. Master Sergeant Belet was later killed in action at Guadalcanal on September 12 1942

 

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