Bud served as a Sergeant in the Army Company A 187th Engineer Combat Battalion in WWII 1943-45. He was wounded in action 24 March 1945 in the European Theater. Bud was awarded the European-African Middle Eastern Theater Medal with two Bronze Battle Stars, a Purple Heart, A Silver Star and a Good Conduct Medal.
Bud's father Joe was a naturalized citizen and couldn't have been more proud when his only son was born on the 4th of July.

Glen Joseph “Bud” Bellmeur

Birth 4 Jul 1911 Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Death 13 Jun 1984 (aged 72)New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, Burial Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea

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