Robert Edwin Bell (1922 - 1942)

Born 12 Mar 1922 in Bisbee, Cochise, Arizona, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Mar 1942 at age 20 in At Sea

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Biography

Robert Bell was awarded the World War II Victory Medal.

Robert Bell was awarded the Purple Heart.

Robert Bell is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Navy -1942
(S2c), USS Atik (KA-101))

Robert Edwin Bell was born on March 12, 1922 in Bisbee, Cochise, Arizona, United States, son of George Mae Bell (1901–1946) and Louisa Lorena Schlaudt (1903–1952).

Robert died on March 27, 1942 in the sinking of USS Atik, aged 20. He is commemorated at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County, New York.^{[1] [2]} There is an additional memorial in Evergreen Cemetery, Bisbee, AZ.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Arizona, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1880-1935"
   Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates; Certificate Number: 48
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8703 #414702 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Robert Edwin Bell born on 12 Mar 1922, son of George Bell & Rena L. Schlaut, in Bisbee, Cochise, Arizona, USA.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83961151/robert_edwin-bell: accessed April 14, 2024), memorial page for S2c Robert Edwin Bell (unknown–27 Mar 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83961151, citing East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).