World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Mathew Bell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lee County, Iowa
Honored By
Bell-Newby Family
LIEUTENANT, NAVAL AVIATOR FLYING HELLCATS WITH SQUADRON 80, USS TICONDEROGA SURVIVED KAMIKAZE ATTACKS, MISSIONS IN IWO JIMA AND THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA. RECEIVED TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES.