World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Benjamin Allen Bell
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Ambler, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful Nation
SECOND LIEUTENANT. POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS WITH GOLD STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART WITH GOLD STAR, FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM AND CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY DISPLAYED WHILE SERVING WITH THE 1ST ENGINEER BATTALION, WHILE ATTACHED TO THE 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, AGAINST ENEMY JAPANESE FORCES ON PELELIU AND NGESEBUS ISLANDS, PALAU ISLANDS, FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 1944 TO OCTOBER 7, 1944. HIS UNSWERVING COURAGE AND EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE U.S. NAVAL SERVICE. SECOND LIEUTENANT BELL WAS ETERNALLY LAID TO REST AT FORT BONIFACIO, MANILA, PHILIPPINES.