George Bell Jr. | |
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_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg) Bell as commander of the 33rd Infantry Division in September 1918 towards the end of World War I | |
| Nickname(s) | "Do It Now"[1][2][3] |
| Born | January 22, 1859 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 1926 (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Buried | Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1880–1923 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Service number | 0-38 |
| Unit |  Infantry Branch |
| Commands | 16th Regiment El Paso District 33rd Division Sixth Corps Area |
| Battles/wars | American Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine Insurrection Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre |
| Relations | George Bell (1828–1907) (father)[4] Robert Ransom Jr. (Father in law)[5] |
| Other work | President, Hill State Bank, Chicago |
George Bell Jr. (January 22, 1859 – October 29, 1926) was a United States Army Major General who commanded the 33rd Infantry Division, an Army National Guard formation, during the final year of World War I.
- ^ Delta Chi Fraternity, Delta Chi Quarterly, Volume 24, Issue 1, 1927, 6
- ^ Chicago Tribune, "'Yellow Cross' Again Division From Prairies", May 18, 1919
- ^ Venzon 2013, p. 72.
- ^ Sons of the American Revolution, [Sons of the American Revolution, A National Register of the Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Volume 1, 1902, page 748
- ^ M.J. Ransom, Ransom Researcher, Issues 17–36, 1997, page 516