b. 21/09/1860 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. d. 10/11/1938 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 17/10/1899 Luzon, Philippines.
Harry Bell MOH
Harry Bell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Adam Bell and Katherina Matilda (Boettinger) Bell. In 1899 he was living in Minneapolis, Minnesota when joined the 36th United States Volunteer Infantry and was promoted to the rank of captain. The regiment was posted to the Philippines the same year.
On October 17, 1899 he engaged in the action at Porac on the island of Luzon, for which he later received the Medal of Honor. He was presented with his Medal on 8 March 1902. After leaving the Army, he married Kate Reimers on 3 August 1904 in Davenport, Iowa and they had 3 sons.
As of 1910 he worked at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas where he was an electrician and, as of 1920, he was the chief clerk of the military prison there. By 1930 he had separated from his wife and was working as a government clerk in Columbus, Ohio. At some point he returned to Fort Leavenworth, where he died on 10 November 1938, aged 78.
MOH CITATION:
Led a successful charge against a superior force, capturing and dispersing the enemy and relieving other members of his regiment from a perilous position.
BURIAL LOCATION: FORT LEAVENWORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY, KANSAS.
OFFICER SECTION, GRAVE 167.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: FAMILY.
