JAMES FRANKLIN BELL
Deceased 09/30/2014
Rate/Rank
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 6/1954 - 3/1979
Born
04/29/1931AKRON, OH
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
US NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD - CLASS OF 1954
SQUADRON RVAH-1, USS INDEPENDENCE CVA-62
PRISONER OF WAR, NORTH VIET NAM - ONE OF FIRST IN CAPTIVITY, 2,677 DAYS
CO, FLEET COMPOSITE SQUADRON SEVEN, SAN DIEGO, CA
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
SILVER STAR NAVY 2
LEGION OF MERIT W/ COMBAT 'V' NAVY 2
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS NAVY
BRONZE STAR W/ COMBAT 'V' NAVY
PURPLE HEART NAVY
PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL NAVY