Served with the 29th Infantry Division, 116th Regiment, 1st BN, A Company. Killed at nineteen years old on Omaha Beach during the Normandy D-Day invasion. He was onboard the SS Empire Javelin transport. Of 200 men who got off the Empire Javelin, 102 died storming the beach. The Famous "Bedford Boys" were part of Raymond's Company.
Served with the 29th Infantry Division, 116th Regiment, 1st BN, A Company. Killed at nineteen years old on Omaha Beach during the Normandy D-Day invasion. He was onboard the SS Empire Javelin transport. Of 200 men who got off the Empire Javelin, 102 died storming the beach. The Famous "Bedford Boys" were part of Raymond's Company.
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In grateful memory of Private Raymond C. Bell, A.S. No. 38520198 Born March 5, 1925 Who died in the Service of his Country in the European Area, June 6, 1944.
He stands in the unbroken line of Patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives, and through it, he lives - in a way that humbles the undertakings of most men.
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On a recent visit to Raymond's grave, a cemetery board member noticed that his photo is now missing from his marker.
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