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3 unusual facts about J. Franklin Bell


J. Franklin Bell

Although the regiment participated in the battle of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, Bell was on personal leave and did not participate.

In the early spring of 1917, Bell was transferred to the Department of the East at Fort Jay, Governors Island in New York City, and as commander of that department, assuming responsibility for Officers' Training Camps created by his predecessor, Leonard Wood, at Plattsburgh, Madison Barracks, and Fort Niagara.

Miguel Malvar

Beginning January 1902, American General J. Franklin Bell took command of operations in Batangas and practiced scorched earth tactics that took a heavy toll on both guerrilla fighters and civilians alike.



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