Background
Born at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland and the son of Brigadier General George Bell (1828–1907), he attended the United States Military Academy.
General Professor of Military Science
Born at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland and the son of Brigadier General George Bell (1828–1907), he attended the United States Military Academy.
United States Military Academy.
He commanded the 33rd Infantry Division during and also commanded the United States VI Corps. After graduating in 1880 he was posted to assignments throughout the country, including Fort Maginnis, Fort Shaw, Fort Ellis, Fort Snelling, and Fort Missoula. In the 1890s he served as Professor of Military Science at Cornell University.
In 1894 he received a law degree from Cornell and passed the New York bar examination
He served in the Spanish–American War"s Santiago Campaign and the Samar Campaign of the Philippine Insurrection. In 1907 Bell was appointed to the Infantry Equipment Board, taking part in the design of many items that were later used in In 1913 Bell assumed command of the 16th Infantry Regiment at The Presidio in San Francisco.
In 1916 he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to head the El Paso District during the Pancho Villa Expedition. At the start of the war, Bell was promoted to Major General and assigned to command the Illinois National Guard"s 33rd Division.
After the war he commanded VI Corps with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois until reaching mandatory retirement in 1923 at age 64.
After leaving the Army, Bell was elected President of Chicago"s Hill State Bank. Bell died in Chicago on October 29, 1926. He was buried in Chicago"s Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Illinois" Bell Bowl Prairie amphitheater and Chicago"s Bell Park and George Bell American Legion Post are named for him.
Fort Bell in Bermuda was also named for him. George Bell, Junior., at Find A Grave.