Gordon James Bell (1922 - 1995)

Gordon's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Bell family tree.

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Gordon's Family

James Williamson Thomson Bell

Gertrude (Mitchell) Bell

Gordon James Bell

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James Williamson Thomson Bell

Feb 1, 1877 - Aug 19, 1961

Gertrude (Mitchell) Bell

Sep 19, 1892 - Sep 10, 1977

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Added: Feb 21, 2015

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Andrew Wilson

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Yes - he had been a prisoner of war in Italy during World War II - I have no idea what the medals were for

Feb 23, 2015 · Reply

L Barrett

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So he is wearing WWII medals/ campaign/battle insignia of some sort?

Feb 22, 2015 · Reply

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In 1922, in the year that Gordon James Bell was born, on November 4th, British Egyptologists George Carnarvon and Howard Carter unearthed the first step leading to King Tutankhamen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. By the end of the month they had unearthed the steps and broken through the door into the intact tomb. This was the only tomb that had remained unlooted that had been found (and is, to date). Filled with gold, jewels, and ancient everyday items, the find was priceless - in terms of money and history.

In 1945, at the age of 23 years old, Gordon was alive when on December 5th, Flight 19 was lost in the Bermuda Triangle. All five planes and 14 airmen disappeared, as did 13 crew on a plane that was dispatched to find them. The official Navy reported the disappearance as "cause unknown".

In 1964, when he was 42 years old, in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.

In 1981, at the age of 59 years old, Gordon was alive when on August 1st, MTV debuted. It was the first music video TV channel. The first music video played was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" - the second was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run".

In 1995, in the year of Gordon James Bell's passing, on October 16th, the Million Man March took place on the National Mall in Washington DC. The March was organized to address "the ills of black communities and call for unity and revitalization of African American communities". An estimated 850,000 people attended.