Samuel Milbourne Bell
Military
Object Number - UPL 73106 - S/Sgt Samuel N. Bell
Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Don McLott crew. Flew aboard B-17 42-30499 'My Princess'. 32 x missions. ETD
Mission List: Wilhelmshaven, Frankfurt, Caen, Leipzig, Achmer, Schweinfurt, Erkner, Berlin, Erkner, Berlin, Munster, Beauvoir, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munster,
Schweinfurt, Watten, Tours, Brunswick, Arminswalde, Schweinfurt, Kassel,
La Galcerie, Hamm, Erding, Berlin, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Merseburg, Kiel,
Berli, Ludwigshafen.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36118992 / O-802213
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Princess
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Gal Sal II
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
24 April 1922 | ||
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Enlisted |
17 September 1942 | EnlistedJefferson Barracks, Missouri | |
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Other Discharged |
24 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
13 April 2006 | DiedSaint Clair, Missouri | |
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Buried |
16 April 2006 | InterredJefferson Barracks National CemeteryLemay, Missouri |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
