Bernard E Bell
Military
Object Number - UPL 18094 - Lt. Bernie Bell, Assistant Engineering Officer of the 376th Fighter Squadron, looking over a Rolls Royce Packard Merlin of a P-51 Mustang. Museum...
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Staff Sergeant. Assistant Engineering Officer. As a Master Sergeant, received a field promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, later promoted to 1st Lieutenant. End of War.
Awards: DSC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Providence, RI, USA | 14 September 1942 | |
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Other End of War |
Europe | End of War (EOW). | |
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Other Promotion |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Other Promotion |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Bottisham | Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Born |
Providence County, RI, USA | Son of Joshua and Annie Bell. | |
| Rhode Island, USA | |||
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Other Promotion |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Promoted to Master Sergeant. |
Revisions
Associated media from Bottisham Airfield Museum Collection
