U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
George Bell
1946
George S. Bell served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Patrolman George Bell was shot and killed by a migrant worker when he and another officer attempted to arrest him for the murder of a housemaid that occurred a week earlier. Patrolman Bell and another officer were called to a home on Burley Lane when residents spotted the suspect in the area. A short time later, a state trooper shot and killed the suspect when the suspect opened fire on him in a field near a migrant workers' camp. Patrolman Bell was a United States Marine Corps World War II veteran and served with the Plymouth Police Department for only three weeks.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Plymouth Police Department
Patrolman
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