Timeline
Birth- 9/01/1856
Shelby County, Kentucky
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 63 - 22 years
Awards
Medal of Honor (1899), Distinguished Service Cross
Conflict Period
Other Service
Rank
Major General
Service End Date
1/01/1919
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
1/01/1878
Positions
Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1906-1910)
Wars
Indian Wars, Philippine-American War, World War I
Served For
United States of America
Gender
Male
Education: To
1/01/1878
Education: Place
West Point, New York
Education: From
1/01/1874
Education: Institution
U.S. Military Academy
Marriage- 5/01/1881-Age: 25 years
Sarah Buford
Marriage- 5/01/1881-Age: 25 years
Sarah Buford
1914 - 1918World War I- Ages: 63 - 61 years
Service End Date
1/01/1919
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
World War I
Rank
Major General
Service Start Date
1/01/1917
Served For
United States of America
Death- 8/01/1919-Age: 63 years
New York City, New York
Other Facts
Full Name
James Franklin Bell
Mother
Sarah Margaret Venable (Allen) Bell
Father
John Wilson Bell
Also known as
J. Franklin Bell
