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Personal info

Full name
BELL, John Hunter "Snookie"
Date of birth
1 July 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Hometown
Mill Valley, Marin County, California

Military service

Service number
19212090
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wickeswihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 30 26

Immediate family

Members
John A. Bell (father)
Clara M. (Hunter) Bell (mother)

More information

Pvt John H. Bell was killed by artillery shell fragments in the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy