Roland Belcher
Captain
D CO, 3RD BN, 21ST INFANTRY, 196TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Columbus, Ohio
June 08, 1941 to January 09, 1968
ROLAND BELCHER is on the Wall at Panel 34E, Line 4

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Roland Belcher

CPT ROLAND BELCHER


Roland Belcher

CPT ROLAND BELCHER

 
08 Sep 2002

When you go home, tell them of us and say,
"We gave our tomorrow, for your today."
The Kohima Epitaph



Roland Belcher,
Captain, United States Army,
was buried on 26 January 1968 in Plot 387,
Philadelphia National Cemetery,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
among other men of honor and integrity.


From a high school classmate,
Dave Meade
djbmmeade@cyberriver.net

 
11 Mar 2003

Captain Belcher saved my life. He took me out of an infantry company, Company A, 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry and assigned me to S-1. I would like to tell his wife and his children that I would not have survived Viet Nam had it not been for him.

If you read this and are related or knew Cpt Belcher please contact me at
aambrosino@yahoo.com


 
28 Mar 2005

Roland A. Belcher was an ROTC classmate of mine at West Virginia State College, Institute, WV, 1959-'62. We were also on the College Swimming Team and won the WVIAC Championship in '60 and '62. He was an outstanding ROTC cadet and a well-liked student on campus. Even now at Homecoming someone always brings up his name. He is listed on a Memorial Plaque on the campus for ROTC graduates killed in action. He is sorely missed.

From a friend and college classmate,
James W. Hawkins, Jr.
MAJ, MSC, USAR (Ret)
Columbia, Md
nupelm43@comcast.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Sixty-nine American soldiers from the 196th Infantry Brigade died in heavy fighting in the Hiep Duc Valley, Quang Tin Province, during the first two weeks of 1968. Captain Belcher and five of his men from Delta 3/21 Infantry were killed in action on 09 January:
  • CPT Roland Belcher, Columbus, OH
  • PSGT Thomas A. Booker, Bessemer, AL
  • SSG Jacky L. Garrett, Liberty, SC
  • SGT Lee M. Capers, New York, NY
  • SGT George S. Sehi, Lynwood, CA
  • CPL Douglas S. McIlroy, Dearborn, MI

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