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LT James Mead Belden II
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LT James Mead Belden II

Birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death
31 Oct 1941 (aged 30)
Iceland
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Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Died when the USS Reuben James (DD-245) was sunk by a torpedo attack from a U-552 German submarine. He was an officer on the ship, which was the first to be sunk in World War II. Within five minutes of being hit it went down. Of the 159 man crew only 44 survived.

Died when the USS Reuben James (DD-245) was sunk by a torpedo attack from a U-552 German submarine. He was an officer on the ship, which was the first to be sunk in World War II. Within five minutes of being hit it went down. Of the 159 man crew only 44 survived.

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