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Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army

Harry Bell

Details
  • Rank: Captain
  • Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S. Volunteers,
    36th Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: October 17, 1899
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
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.
Medal of Honor Recipient Harry Bell
Medal of Honor Recipient Harry Bell
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: March 8, 1902
  • Born: September 21, 1860, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI, United States
  • Died: November 10, 1938, Leavenworth, KS, United States
  • Buried: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (MH) (OFF-167), Fort Leavenworth, KS, United States
 

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