Memorial Day

This Memorial Day, let us not forget these Belleville sons, uncles, brothers and fathers who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.



Private Edward J. Crowell died of wounds in Brest, France, on August 4, 1919.

Private Michael Flynn was killed in while serving in France on 1919.

Corp. Frank A. Cancelliere was killed in action in Vietnam on March 15, 1969

Lt. Col. Alfred Barnes was killed in action in Vietnam on May 12, 1969.

Corp. Paul Nelson was killed in action in Vietnam on May 31, 1969.

Let the people of Belleville forget none of the 112 who died in WWII, the 20 who died in WWI, the 4 who died in Korea, two who died in the Civil War, the 11 who died in Vietnam, or those Belleville Sons who died in service during peace time.

We thank all those veterans who proudly served our nation.



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Belleville Sons Honor Roll
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Honor Roll book 2nd edition, now available

Belleville Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our Freedom

Second Edition, in print or download

The 174-page second edition updates information from the 106-page original printing, including more information on Belleville actions in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and peacetime casualties.


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Book cover revised February 2009

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Belleville Sons Honor Roll

Walter Kidde plant supports armed forces

"It's a well known fact among older generation folks here in town that it was Walter Kidde who helped Belleville win the Second World War. While thousands of our own fighting men engaged our enemies around the globe, from Tokyo to Berlin and many unpleasant places in between and beyond, our highly skilled work force toiled without tiring in our factories producing copious quantities of war materials that would not fail at the moment when our town's sons most needed them to work right. There was no slip-shod work going on here. You didn't know whose son might need the equipment you were producing in a perilous moment. So, every piece was made as though someone you knew might need it in battle..."

Continue reading this fascinating tale of Belleville in World War II compiled by Norman Price at Village of Second River.

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