World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Michael Bell
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Skedee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945 AT THE END OF HOSTILITIES. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT THE MARINE BARRACKS, PARRIS ISLAND, AT BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA; AND MARINE BARRACKS, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.