Bell, Bernard Pious, WOJG

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Warrant Officer Junior Grade

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Infantry (Officer)

Primary Unit
1942-1945, 1542, 36th Infantry Division

Service Years
1942 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

West Virginia

Year of Birth
1911

This Military Service Page was created/owned by the Site Administrator to remember Bell, Bernard Pious (MOH), WOJG.

Contact Info

Home Town Grantsville, West Virginia	Last Address New York, New York

Date of Passing Jan 08, 1971
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 25, Lot 3840

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1945, Congressional Medal Of Honor Society [Verified]
	1945, Medal of Honor Recipients [Verified] - Assoc. Page

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Last Known Activity

Bernard Pious Bell (December 29, 1911 - January 8, 1971) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.

Born at Grantsville, West Virginia, on December 29, 1911, he entered the Army on August 15, 1942. He earned the Medal of Honor while serving with Company I, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division at Mittelwihr, France on December 18, 1944. He left the Army on June 19, 1945. He died on January 8, 1971 and was buried in Section 25 of Arlington National Cemetery two days later.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6127804/bernard-pious-bell

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Unit Assignments/ Advancement Schools


	1942-1945, 1542, 36th Infantry Division

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1942-1945 WWII - European-African-Middle Eastern Theater