Houston Saxton Bell
Military
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UPL 16992
Crew #669
J.W. Thomas/Rufus A. David Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: unidentified person, unidentified person, Rufus A. David (CP), J.W. Thomas (P), Keith W. Merrill (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Houston S. Bell (TG), Charles M. McMillan (FE), John A. Bearden (BTG), Raul C. Goltara (R/O), Bernard W. Chapman (NG) 466th Bomb Group collection
J.W. Thomas/Rufus A. David Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: unidentified person, unidentified person, Rufus A. David (CP), J.W. Thomas (P), Keith W. Merrill (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Houston S. Bell (TG), Charles M. McMillan (FE), John A. Bearden (BTG), Raul C. Goltara (R/O), Bernard W. Chapman (NG) 466th Bomb Group collection
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771322
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-713572
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: This Above All
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Searcy, AR, USA | 6 December 1918 | |
Died |
Judsonia, AR, USA | 10 May 2015 | Houston Saxton Bell, 96, of Judsonia, died Sunday, May 10, 2015. He was born December 6, 1918 in Searcy a son of the late Clinton and Annie Porter Bell. He was a retired molder for the Matthews Bronze Company. He was a very proud US Army/Air Corp veteran and served in W.W. II as a tailgunner of a B-24. For a number of years, he was awarded the oldest veteran in attendance at the White County Fair. In younger years, Houston loved to fish and hunt and always remained an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed feeding the birds outside his home each morning and was an excellent gardener. He is survived by his son, Doug Bell (Pat) of Heber Springs; daughter, Brenda Grubbs (Larry) of Garland, Texas; 2 brothers, Ben and Bob; 2 sisters, Adella and Lucy Mae; 4 grandchildren, Angela Grubbs, Clint Bell, Dusty Morgan and Amy Lothian; 6 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Naoma Bell; children, Jane Bell and Dwight Bell; siblings, Harold, Billy, Louise and Betty; 2 grandchildren, Jason Bell and Steven Grubbs. |
Buried |
Plainview, AR 72081, USA | 13 May 2015 | Bethlehem Cemetery Plainview White County Arkansas, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Robert C. Moore