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BELL, Robert Milton - Date of
birth
14 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Newton, Jasper County, Iowa -
Hometown
Newton, Jasper County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17169878 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Vesqueville, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ira A. Bell (father)
Mary E. Bell (mother)
Albert H. Bell (brother)
Eva V. Bell (sister)
Edgar B. Bell (brother)
Mary E. Bell (sister)
Ruth M. Bell (sister)
Ruby R. Bell (sister)
Max L. Bell (brother)
Illys L. (McCommons) Bell (wife)
More information
Sgt Robert M. Bell enlisted on 27 September 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files / 1940 Census, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Majewski - Nancy Hoyt Howe