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Private Leo Bell Met Death in Action July 4, War Dept. Reports. Another member of — Company _E, 131st infantry, has kept his f ocus with death,” according to a Margaret Bell, 141 Henderson ave nue, announcing the death of her son, Leo. He was killed in action, on July 4, the same day, on which Wil liam_ Treadman and Harold Heap of the same company fell. He is survived by his mother and_sister, Miss Loretta. Bell. : ‘The name_of Leo Bell appeared in the casualty list on Thursday, but as the address was given as Chi cago, it was not thought that it re ferred to the Joliet poy. It was not ‘until yesterday that the news was confirmed by a message from govern ment officials in Washington. Leo Bell was born Oct. 28, 1897, in Joliet. “He was graduated from St. .Mary’s school in 1911 and attended St. James’ high school in Chicago for two years. At the time of his en listment, he was employed by the Armour Packing company in the Chi ago Office. He enslated_early in April, 1917, within a month after Company. 4, 3$1st _regiment, then known as the “dandy first,” came here for guard service. The fact that he enlisted in Chicago is ac cepted as the reason for the casualty list giving that city as hig home. — Grant, where the first of the selected men received at that camp were aided in their preliminary training. With the filling up of Camp Grant “with the selected men, the “dandy first” was transferred to Camp Lo gan, at Houston, Texas, where It be came a part of the infantry.
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Joliet Sunday Herald News
Joliet, Illinois, US
Sun, Jul 28, 1918
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