A-59518
1st Special Service Force
2nd Can. Paratroop Battalion Sgt. Technician

Born: November 28th 1916, Stratford, ON
Died: December 6th 1943, Killed in Action
Schools: Scott's, Tavistock Public
After School: Worked in Galt Textile Mill
Enlisted: January 1942, London, ON
Trained: Helena, Montana; Burlington, Vermont
Served: Kiska Island of Aleutian Islands; Italy
Family: Parents - John and Vera Bell
Wife - Mabel [Gerby]

Comments: Killed in Italy. Buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Received US Congressional Medal of Honour in 2015.

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