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Home Town Buxton, ND
Last Address Fulda, MN
Date of Passing Jan 20, 2009
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Richard Beltz was born the son of Maurice & Annette Combs Beltz. He grew up in Buxton, and graduated from high school in 1935. He earned a B.A. degree from MayvilleStateTeachers College, Mayville, ND, in 1940. Richard taught business classes at the high school at White Lake, SD for one and one-half years before enlisting in the US Navy in 1942, as a Yeoman. He was honorably discharged in 1945. He continued his education at the University of Denver, and earned a MBA degree in 1947.
On June 23, 1950, Helen Olson and Richard, both of Buxton were united in marriage. They moved to Granby, CO where Richard was Superintendent of a large county school. In 1957 the family moved to Fulda, MN where Richard taught Business Education for 22 years. He retired in 1979.
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Service number: 6482344
Guadalcanal Campaign (1942-43)/Battle of Tassafaronga
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November / 1942
Description The Battle of Tassafaronga, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of Savo Island or, in Japanese sources, as the Battle of Lunga Point, was a nighttime naval battle that took place on November 30, 1942 between United States (US) Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy warships during the Guadalcanal campaign. The battle took place in Ironbottom Sound near the Tassafaronga area on Guadalcanal.
In the battle, a US warship force of five cruisers and four destroyers under the command of Rear Admiral Carleton H. Wright attempted to surprise and destroy a Japanese warship force of eight destroyers under the command of Rear Admiral Raizo Tanaka. Tanaka's warships were attempting to deliver food supplies to Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.
Using radar, the US warships gained surprise, opened fire, and sank one of the Japanese destroyers. Tanaka and the rest of his ships, however, reacted quickly and launched numerous torpedoes at the US warships. The Japanese torpedoes hit and sank one US cruiser and heavily damaged three others, enabling the rest of Tanaka's force to escape without significant additional damage but also without completing the intended supply delivery mission. Although a severe tactical defeat for the US, the battle had little strategic impact as the Japanese were unable to take advantage of the victory to further resupply or otherwise assist in their ultimately unsuccessful efforts to recapture Guadalcanal from Allied forces.