World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Gerald J. Bell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brainerd, Minnesota
Honored By
Mike Walsh
Relationship
Minnesota Military Historian
RADIOMAN AND GUNNER ON A LIGHT TANK. MEMBER OF COMPANY A OF THE 194TH TANK BATTALION, WHICH WAS A MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD UNIT FROM BRAINERD. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. KILLED IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 26, 1941 DURING THE EARLY FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.