Bell George V.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

George V. Bell

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

O-399655

Unit:

374th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-08-21

State:

Oklahoma

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

George V. Bell entered the military service in Oklahoma. He reside in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma prior to the war. George served as a Captain and Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-24243, 374th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-24D #41-24243 took off, with other B-24's, on a bombing mission over Hankow, China. Over the target they were hit by Japanese ground anti-aircraft fire and also attacked by Japanese planes and shot down near Hankow. The entire crew of 9 were lost on this mission. He was declared "Missing in Action" on August 21, 1943 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but death date is inscribed as 1943-12-10.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov