Jessie S. Bell

Korean War
Service #38749764
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathAugust 11 1950
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant Bell was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant Bell was a member of the Boat Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while manning an assault boat on the Naktong River by enemy mortar fire in South Korea on August 11, 1950.