Born in Brooklyn, he entered the Marines from New York. His service number is 00924143.
Bell was a BAR gunner who joined Able Company as a replacement after the Tinian campaign.
He was killed on the second day of the battle of Iwo Jima as his company performed mop-up duties along the beaches
He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Citation with one service star, and the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon. Pvt. Bell is listed on the Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sources: ABMC, American Legion Post 70 Memorial; National Archives & Records Administration; The Nutley Sun; Geoff Roecker: Able Company, 24th Marines
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