William Earl Bell I (1920 - 1945)

Born 19 Apr 1920 in Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 May 1945 at age 25 in At Sea

Biography

William Bell I was born. His parents were Earl William Bell (1900 - 1965) and Katie (Palmer) Bell (~1896 - ).^[1]

William married Shirley Nell Greenamyer (1922-2002).^{[citation needed]}

William's children were...

1. William Bell II ( - )
2. Gary Bell ( - ).

William died about 1941.^[2]He was buried in Manila, Philippines. ^[3]

Research Notes

• It looks like William was living in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington in 1930 with his uncle Meritt William Palmer (1900-). Meritt's mother, Anna Palmer (1874-), is also in the household -- she would also be William's grandmother.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DD41-Q7N2 : 26 October 2020), William Earl Bell, 1920.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1122 #141169 (accessed 2 December 2021)
   Name: William Earl Bell; Relative Name: Mrs. Shirley Nell Bell; Relative Relationship: Wife; State: Washington; Country: United States; Type of Casualty: Killed In Action; Roll: ww2c_27.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/imageviewer/collections/9170/images/42861_647350_0536-00410?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=86700
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCS5-NHN : accessed 24 December 2021), William E Bell in household of Meritt Wm Palmer, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 7A, line 4, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2488; FHL microfilm 2,342,222.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K99F-YN8 : Fri Jul 28 02:23:53 UTC 2023), Entry for William Maddock and Harriette Maddock, 1940.

See also:

• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 13
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #36776106 (accessed 2 December 2021)
  Name: William Earl Bell; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 21; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 19 Apr 1920; Birth Place: Bremerton, Washington; Residence Place: Lexington, Cowlitz, Washington, USA; Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941; Registration Place: Washington, USA; Employer: Longview Fiber Co; Height: 5 6; Weight: 140; Complexion: Sallow; Hair Color: Blonde; Eye Color: Hazel; Next of Kin: M Greenamyer;
  Household Members Relationship:
  William Earl Bell Self (Head).

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.