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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Herman Lee Bell

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Carrizo Springs, Texas

Honored By

Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS INDEPENDENCE CVL-22 AS A SHIPFITTER 2ND CLASS. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FROM JULY 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1945. ENGAGEMENTS: 1943 AT MARCUS, WAKE, RABAUL AND TARAWA, SHIP TORPEDOED NOVEMBER 20, 1943; 1944 AT PALAU, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, OKINAWA, FORMOSA AND BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF; 1945 AT FORMOSA, INDO-CHINA, CHINA COAST, OKINAWA INVASION, JAPAN.