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Note: John A. Bell PRIVATE JOHN A. BELL MEETS DEATH IN ACTION A notice from the War Department last night revealed the death in action overseas, of Pvt. John A. BELL, 28, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George POLLOCK who reside in Ferndale on Lake Manitou. The brief message gave no details except to state that Pvt. Bell was killed in action, Nov. 19, just six weeks after he sailed from Camp Meade, Md., for overseas service. Bell is the father of three children, aged nine, six and four respectively. His wife, Dean (ZARTMAN) BELL, preceded him in death about eighteen months ago. Besides the children, his mother and step-father, two step-brothers Dwight [POLLOCK] and George Edward POLLOCK, now with the armed forces overseas, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Carl LOYD of Elwood, Ind. [NOTE: John Bell, 28, Rochester, killed in action in France, November 19, 1944
ARMY CHAPLAIN WRITES OF BURIAL IN FRANCE In a letter dated December 18th, the Rev. Herman V. Tarpley, chaplain 320th U. S. Infantry, informed Mrs. George Pollock, R. 2, Rochester, of the last rites conferred upon her son, Pvt. John Bell, who met death Nov. 19 in action during the advance of the Seventh army into Germany. The letter follows: �Somewhere in France �18 Dec. 1944 �Mrs. Mary Pollock �R.2 �Rochester, Indiana �Dear Mrs. Pollock: SvcMen WW II �Your son, Pvt. John A. Bell, ASN 35249569, was killed in action in the line of duty on 19 November 1944, somewhere in Lorraine, France. A Protestant chaplain officiated at the burial which took place in a military cemetery in Lorraine, France. �It is with deepest regrets and sincerest sympathy that I write this letter to you. May God�s comforting spirit abide with you and sustain you in the loss of your son. �As we turn to the word of God for comfort, we find the words of the Master as He said: �I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.� �God�s blessings upon you in these dark hours.� [The News-Sentinel, Saturday, January 13, 1945]
PURPLE HEART, CITATION AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY The medal of the Purple Heart with presidential citation has been awarded posthumously to Pvt. John A. Bell, killed in action in France on Nov. 19. Both medal and citation were issued to the son of the deceased, Arnold Eugene Bell. Pvt. Bell, a member of Co. D, 16th Infantry, a unit of the U. S. Seventh Army under General Patch. He trained at Camp Blanding, Fla., and embarked for overseas from Fort Meade, Md. Before entering the Army he was employed as a transport truck driver. [The News-Sentinel, Wednesday, January 31, 1945]
Tuesday, November 23, 1948 Pfc. Dwight Pollock and Pvt. John Bell Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. George POLLOCK, Sr., who live near Lake Manitou, that the bodies of their two sons will arrive Monday evening at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Pfc. Dwight �Jiggs� POLLOCK and Pvt. John BELL both were killed in action overseas. Funeral services for the two will be in charge of the LeRoy C. Shelton American Legion post and the Manitou post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Monday, November 29, 1948 Pvt. John Bell and Dwight E. Pollock Double funeral rites for Pvt. John BELL and Pfc. Dwight E. �Jiggs� POLLOCK, who were killed in World War II, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home with the Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD officiating. The Leroy C. Shelton American Legion and the Manitou Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will accord full military honors. Pvt. Bell will be buried at the Plainview cemetery at Macy and Pfc. Pollock will be interred in the Mt. Hope cemetery near Peru. The bodies will arrive at 11:30 p.m. today on the Erie railroad and will be taken to the funeral home. Pvt. Bell, who was better known as �Jack,� was killed in action Nov. l9, 1944, in France. His step-father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George POLLOCK, reside in Rochester. He attended school at Peru and married Bernadine ZARTMAN Oct. 6, 1934, in Rochester. She preceded him in death as did a daughter, Joyce [BELL] Survivors, besides the parents, include a sister, Mrs. Thelma LOYD of Elwood, and many other relatives and friends. Pfc. Pollock, who was killed in Italy April 19, 1945, attended Woodrow and Rochester high school. Born July 7, 1925, in Elwood, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George POLLOCK of Rochester. Surviving, besides the parents, are a brother, George [POLLOCK], Jr., and a half-sister, Mrs. Thelma LOYD of Elwood, and many nieces and nephews including Bob SEWARD who made his home with the Pollocks for several months.
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