On the support mission to Frankfurt, Germany of 20 March 1944 in P-47D #42-75553, the 361st Squadron encountered extremely adverse weather and the mission was abandoned. Upon letting down in the Brussels, Belgium area, Lt. Bell and his leader, Capt. Porter, started a strafing pass on an airfield. The last seen of Lt. Bell was at the start of the pass. Capt. Porter was shot down and made a prisoner by the Germans, who informed him that Lt. Bell went down. Missing In Action (MIA) 20 March 1944; changed to "Determined Dead" on 28 December 1944. MACR 3398. Killed In Action (KIA).

Service

Events

Event	Location	Date
Born	Alabama, USA	14 November 1920
Son of DeWitt T. and Julia J. Bell.
Lived in	Georgia, USA	1942
Enlisted	Cochran Field Rd, Macon, GA 31216, USA	13 November 1942
Cochran Field Macon Georgia USA
Crashed	Spence Airport-MUL, Mitchell Blvd, Moultrie, GA 31788, USA	6 July 1943
Landing Accident Ground Loop Spence AAF, GA Cat 3 damage 2Lt Dewitt T Bell, 6-Jul-43. AT-6B 41-17395 - 442 SEFTS.
Based	Martlesham Heath	26 January 1944 – 20 March 1944
Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.
Died	9 miles NE Brussels, Belgium	20 March 1944
Shot down in P-47 42-75553 on support mission to Frankfurt. Strafing airfield hit by return fire.
Buried	Evere, Belgium	24 March 1944
Brussels Evere Cemetery, Honor Plot
Buried	Macon, GA, USA	1949
after the war, his remains were brought back to the US. DeWitt Bell rests at the Macon Memorial Park in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA