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Louis William Bellach, Jr. - NOTES FROM THE VIRTUAL WALL

Alpha Company, 2/502nd Infantry, lost two New Yorkers on 27 Sep 1967 - CPL
Louis W. Bellach and CPL Steven B. Riccioneof Geneva.

29 Mar 2006

To everyone who knew him, he was "Bugger", and always will be. He always said
that after he died he hoped his nose would be straightened. We can only hope. One
of the funniest things I remember about Bugger was when he met his best friend,
Jimmy McKay, for the first time - he said "Wou, wou, wou, could you blank blank
blank". Anyway, it was funny any time Jimmy told it. Now the two best friends are
together, Bugger and Jimmy, and I always considered them 2 of my best friends
and always will.

From a friend,
Eugene

29 May 2007

In memory of my favorite cousin Corporal Louis W. Bellach, Jr. who I only
knew as "Bugger". I was eleven when he was killed in action in Vietnam, 27 Sept
67. I always have and always will remember him fondly. I remember him visiting
our home on Staten Island with a 101st buddy before his tour in Vietnam, then his
wake and funeral. I was too young to appreciate his service and sacrifice then, and
now as I turn 51 his memory reminds me of the good old days in Midland Beach,
when all the cousins were young, full of mischief, and protective of each other. May
God have mercy on his soul and that of his brother Charlie Bellach.

Bill Pentangelo
125 Gravel Hill-Spotswood Rd, Monroe Twp, N J 08831

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