Beecher Bell
Military
Object Number - UPL 42511 - Crew #455 - Burton M. Bush Crew 466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF This group had previously flown nine missions with the 458th BG, and approximately 18...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747205
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot/Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Gobey, TN | 9 June 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 8 January 1943 | |
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Other 458th BG Combat Tour |
Horsham St. Faith, UK | 6 March 1944 - 8 April 1944 | 8 combat missions |
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Other 93rd BG Combat Tour |
RAF Hardwick | 15 April 1944 - 15 August 1944 | Dates are approximate |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 30 August 1944 - 26 October 1944 | Lead Crew |
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Died |
Kingston, TN | 24 January 2013 | Beecher Bell, 89, of Kingston, died Thursday, January 24, 2013. Mr. Bell was born in Gobi, Tennessee, the son of Robert and Ida Mae Bell. His wife Mary Clemmer Bell preceded him in death. They were happily married for 64 years. Mr. Bell is survived by his children, Lycinda Bell McCormick of Brentwood, TN and Daniel B Bell (Anita); and grandchildren, Collin Bell, Emily Grace Bell, and Robert Tyler Bell of Coronado, CA; brother George Maurice Bell, and sister, Marion Bell Crane of Las Vegas, Nev. He was a member of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church. Mr. Bell was a member of the US Army Air Corps during WWII, serving as a radio operator on board the B24, Flying Fortress (sic, He flew on the B-24 Liberator) he completed 30 missions over Continental Europe and as a result of his service, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. At the conclusion of WWII, he attended the University of Tennessee where he earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 1959, he and his family moved to Kingston, Tennessee where he was employed as an administrator and long-time social studies teacher at Roane County High School. After retiring, his interests included genealogy, traveling with his wife, and following University of Tennessee sports. He will be remembered for his humility and his good heart. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and a friend to many. |
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Buried |
27 January 2013 | Bethel Cemetery Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee, USA | |
| Anderson County, TN |
Revisions
458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
