S2 James Belden Died in Military Service during World War II.
His ship, the USS Hull, was sunk during Typoon Cobra.
Sources
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSLD-R3B : accessed 10 February 2015), James I Belden in household of Ina E Belden, Ward 9, St. Paul, St. Paul City, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-195, sheet 1A, family 2, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2000.
"State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel from Minnesota, 1946," Department of the Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel; Item from Record Group 24: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Modern Miitary Records LICON, Textual Archives Services Division (NWCTM) NACP.Minnesota Dead.