Harry Bell (Medal of Honor)

Harry Bell (September 21, 1860 – November 10, 1938) was a United States Army Captain received the Medal of Honor for actions during October 17, 1899, during the Philippine–American War for leading a charge against a superior number of the enemy.

Harry Bell
Born(1860-09-21)September 21, 1860
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DiedNovember 10, 1938(1938-11-10) (aged 78)
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Place of burial
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankCaptain
Unit36th U.S. Volunteer Infantry
Battles/warsSpanish–American War
Philippine–American War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Biography

Harry Bell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Adam Bell and Katherina Matilda (Boettinger) Bell.

In 1899 he was living in Minneapolis, Minnesota when joined the 36th United States Volunteer Infantry and was promoted to the rank of captain. The regiment was posted to the Philippines the same year.

On October 17, 1899 he engaged in the action at Porac on the island of Luzon, for which he later received the Medal of Honor.

After leaving the Army, he married Kate Reimers on 3 August 1904 in Davenport, Iowa and they had 3 sons.[1]

As of 1910 he worked at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas where he was an electrician and, as of 1920, he was the chief clerk of the military prison there. By 1930 he had separated from his wife and was working as a government clerk in Columbus, Ohio. [2]

He was living in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois where he died in 1938 at the age of 78.[3]

Captain Bell is buried in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.[4]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Captain, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and Date: Near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands, October 17, 1899. Entered Service At: Minneapolis, Minn. Born: September 21, 1860, Milwaukee, Wis. Date of Issue: March 8, 1902.

Citation:

Led a successful charge against a superior force, capturing and dispersing the enemy and relieving other members of his regiment from a perilous position.[5]

See also

Notes
  1. https://www.minnesotamedalofhonormemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bell-Harry-Bio-July-16.pdf
  2. https://www.minnesotamedalofhonormemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bell-Harry-Bio-July-16.pdf
  3. https://www.minnesotamedalofhonormemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bell-Harry-Bio-July-16.pdf
  4. vconline.org.uk
  5. "Harry Bell, Medal of Honor recipient". Philippine Insurrection. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2007.

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