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Gail Randolph Bell

Born 09/26/1915, charleston, illinois
Gender Male
Parents clifford and lula bell
Schools Attended

charleston high school/eastern illinois university

Branch of Service Army
Additional Identifiers Commissioned or Warrant Officer
Service Timeframe 1941 - 1947 active--1957 reserve
War/Conflict World War Two 1939-1945
Principal Units and Locations

34th infantry division/135th regiment

Military Awards and Decorations

Bronze Star for combat with Oak Leaf Cluster/Combat Infantryman Badge.

Narrative

Enlisted months before Pearl Harbor/OCS 1942/rose to rank of Major, fighting constantly with the division as infantry officer from Nov 1942 to May 1945./Served in Army of Occupation in Austria until 1947/ Remained in the reserves until 1957.