Medal of Honor Action Place: near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
While in advance of his regiment, charged seven insurgents with his pistol and compelled the surrender of the captain and two privates under a close fire from the remaining insurgents concealed in a bamboo thicket.
Medal of Honor Recipient James F. Bell
Additional Details
Accredited to: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: December 11, 1899
Born: January 9, 1856, Shelbyville, Shelby County, KY, United States
Died: January 8, 1919, New York, NY, United States
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (3-1735-4), Arlington, VA, United States