William Bell

Corporal
G CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
11 October 1947 - 16 September 1967
Philadelphia, PA
Panel 26E Line 077

3RD MARDIV

3RD MARINES
Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for William Bell

01 Sep 2002

William Bell



The photo and following article is taken from The Philadelphia Daily News, special supplement entitled 'SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY,' October 26, 1987. The special supplement was issued in conjunction with the dedication of the Philadelphia Viet Nam Memorial.
"Bell left Benjamin Franklin High School in November 1965, a month after his 17th birthday, to enlist in the Marine Corps. By July 1966, he was in Viet Nam, serving as an ammunition carrier, assistant gunner and machine gun team leader with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division. The corporal died on September 16, 1967, in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital of wounds sustained in Quang Tri Province. He was 19 years old. Bell was survived by his parents, a brother and six sisters."

SEMPER FIDELIS, MARINE!

From a native Philadelphian and Marine,
Jim McIlhenney
christianamacks@earthlink.net



The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a native Philadelphian and Marine,
Jim McIlhenney
christianamacks@earthlink.net 
1 Sep 2002



Top of Page

Virtual Wall icon
www.VirtualWall.org

Back to
To alpha index B
PA State Index . Panel 26E
3RD MARINES Index

Webmaster@VirtualWall.org



With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
Last updated 09/01/2002