RANK: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
REGIMENT: 334th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
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Sgt Marion L. Bell KIA
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Marion L Bell was born on April 23, 1918 To Harry & Hazel Delaney Bell, he had one sister Virginia and two brothers William and Verne. His father worked as a Livestock Dealer and Truck Driver and they lived in Lyle, MN. Marion married Mary Jean Orcutt on 23 Sept. 1940 in Stacyville, IA, they had one daughter Linda. Marion worked at the Geo. A. Hormel Packing Company in Austin, MN prior to enlisting. He had enlisted in the Army Air Forces and served during World War II and had the rank of Sergeant. He Service number was 37576952. He served with 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, 334th Bomber Squadron, 8th Air Force as a Ball Turret Gunner. His B-17 aircraft failed to Return to Berlin on 3-Feb-45 due to flak and mechanical failure. It crashed at Texel, Netherlands. 9 crew members were Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048. The B-17 aircraft #42-102951 was seen to be hit by flak just after the bombs away and a fire started on the wing. Three chutes were seen to leave the aircraft on the eastern edge of Berlin. At that time the aircraft was still on fire but under control. Marion L Bell is buried at Plot H Row 6 Grave 2, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
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COMMENDATIONS
★ Purple Heart posthumously
SOURCE: Ancestry
Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) #47004136
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B17 ball turret gunner assigned to 334th Bomb Sqn, 95th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak / mech failure, crashed Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048 Award Purple Heart posthumously.
-----Information left by Anonymous in the flower section in Oct. 2019
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REGIMENT: 334th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
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Sgt Marion L. Bell KIA
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Marion L Bell was born on April 23, 1918 To Harry & Hazel Delaney Bell, he had one sister Virginia and two brothers William and Verne. His father worked as a Livestock Dealer and Truck Driver and they lived in Lyle, MN. Marion married Mary Jean Orcutt on 23 Sept. 1940 in Stacyville, IA, they had one daughter Linda. Marion worked at the Geo. A. Hormel Packing Company in Austin, MN prior to enlisting. He had enlisted in the Army Air Forces and served during World War II and had the rank of Sergeant. He Service number was 37576952. He served with 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, 334th Bomber Squadron, 8th Air Force as a Ball Turret Gunner. His B-17 aircraft failed to Return to Berlin on 3-Feb-45 due to flak and mechanical failure. It crashed at Texel, Netherlands. 9 crew members were Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048. The B-17 aircraft #42-102951 was seen to be hit by flak just after the bombs away and a fire started on the wing. Three chutes were seen to leave the aircraft on the eastern edge of Berlin. At that time the aircraft was still on fire but under control. Marion L Bell is buried at Plot H Row 6 Grave 2, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
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COMMENDATIONS
★ Purple Heart posthumously
SOURCE: Ancestry
Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) #47004136
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B17 ball turret gunner assigned to 334th Bomb Sqn, 95th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak / mech failure, crashed Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048 Award Purple Heart posthumously.
-----Information left by Anonymous in the flower section in Oct. 2019
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RANK: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
REGIMENT: 334th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
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Sgt Marion L. Bell KIA
==================
Marion L Bell was born on April 23, 1918 To Harry & Hazel Delaney Bell, he had one sister Virginia and two brothers William and Verne. His father worked as a Livestock Dealer and Truck Driver and they lived in Lyle, MN. Marion married Mary Jean Orcutt on 23 Sept. 1940 in Stacyville, IA, they had one daughter Linda. Marion worked at the Geo. A. Hormel Packing Company in Austin, MN prior to enlisting. He had enlisted in the Army Air Forces and served during World War II and had the rank of Sergeant. He Service number was 37576952. He served with 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, 334th Bomber Squadron, 8th Air Force as a Ball Turret Gunner. His B-17 aircraft failed to Return to Berlin on 3-Feb-45 due to flak and mechanical failure. It crashed at Texel, Netherlands. 9 crew members were Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048. The B-17 aircraft #42-102951 was seen to be hit by flak just after the bombs away and a fire started on the wing. Three chutes were seen to leave the aircraft on the eastern edge of Berlin. At that time the aircraft was still on fire but under control. Marion L Bell is buried at Plot H Row 6 Grave 2, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
====================
COMMENDATIONS
★ Purple Heart posthumously
SOURCE: Ancestry
Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) #47004136
===============================
B17 ball turret gunner assigned to 334th Bomb Sqn, 95th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak / mech failure, crashed Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048 Award Purple Heart posthumously.
-----Information left by Anonymous in the flower section in Oct. 2019
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REGIMENT: 334th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
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Sgt Marion L. Bell KIA
==================
Marion L Bell was born on April 23, 1918 To Harry & Hazel Delaney Bell, he had one sister Virginia and two brothers William and Verne. His father worked as a Livestock Dealer and Truck Driver and they lived in Lyle, MN. Marion married Mary Jean Orcutt on 23 Sept. 1940 in Stacyville, IA, they had one daughter Linda. Marion worked at the Geo. A. Hormel Packing Company in Austin, MN prior to enlisting. He had enlisted in the Army Air Forces and served during World War II and had the rank of Sergeant. He Service number was 37576952. He served with 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, 334th Bomber Squadron, 8th Air Force as a Ball Turret Gunner. His B-17 aircraft failed to Return to Berlin on 3-Feb-45 due to flak and mechanical failure. It crashed at Texel, Netherlands. 9 crew members were Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048. The B-17 aircraft #42-102951 was seen to be hit by flak just after the bombs away and a fire started on the wing. Three chutes were seen to leave the aircraft on the eastern edge of Berlin. At that time the aircraft was still on fire but under control. Marion L Bell is buried at Plot H Row 6 Grave 2, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
====================
COMMENDATIONS
★ Purple Heart posthumously
SOURCE: Ancestry
Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) #47004136
===============================
B17 ball turret gunner assigned to 334th Bomb Sqn, 95th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak / mech failure, crashed Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048 Award Purple Heart posthumously.
-----Information left by Anonymous in the flower section in Oct. 2019
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