J R Bell
MilitaryRear - L to R : SSgt. George E Hartney - Lt. Ronald S. Allen - Capt William N Anderson - Lt. Stanley F. Olson - Lt. Charles M. Shaw - Cpl. Victor A. McMenamin.
Front - L to R : Cpl. Clifford C. Hurst - SSgt Oscar Ferkauff - TSgt. Walter N. Goodson - Sgt. J. R. Bell - SSgt. Allie T. Hearne Jr.
Removed punctuation from aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Attached to 9AF USAAF, TDY in North Africa. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-24 42-72857 'Star Spangled Hell'; mauled by fighters, A/C exploded 10 miles north of target. 1-Oct-43 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 51251
Awards:POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19032975 / O-730588
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Star Spangled Hell
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sherman, Grayson County, TX | 24 January 1916 | Husband of Lean Bell. |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 26 July 1942 | San Francisco, California. |
Other Baled out POW |
North of Weiner Neustadt | 1 October 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-24 42-72857 'Star Spangled Hell'; mauled by fighters, A/C. 1-Oct-43 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 51251 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 1 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Based |
Shipdham | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Benina | 1 October 1943 | Attached to 9AF USAAF, TDY in North Africa. |
Dallas, TX | At time of draft registraion residing Dallas, Texas. | ||
Oakland, CA |
Revisions
44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy p. 136-138, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 299 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia