Laguna Woods, California
Clifford Norman Bell
1924 — 2019
Clifford Norman Bell, 95, of Laguna Woods, California, passed away on Saturday June 22, 2019. He was born on May 14, 1924. He was the second of three children (Edward Jr. (1921-2010), Cliff (1924-2019), and Carolyn (1925-1999)) born to Edward Bryce Bell Sr. and Carrie Weber Bell in Paterson New Jersey. Cliff grew up in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church of Paterson. He graduated from high school in 1942 and entered the Army Air Corps in January 1943. He served as a crew member (Staff Sargent) on B-17's as a ball turret gunner stationed in east-central England. He went to London a week after VE Day (Victory in Europe) and stood with the crowds outside Buckingham Palace to greet King George...
