14 Canadian Squadron, Fort Glen, Alaska. Flying Officer Bell was flying his Kiftyhawk aircraft 1099 in fog and was killed when he crashed into the Bering Sea. Addendum: - Air Medal (United States) - 11th USAAF (deceased) - Details found in DHist file 181.009 D.4402 (RG.24 Vol.20648) where USAAF 11th Air Force General Order No.106 dated 27 August 1943, on behalf of Alaska Defence Command, lists officers receiving Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerial flight with the following citation; NOTE: The same order awards posthumous Air Medals to 35216 Ft D.W.N. Wakeling (Vancouver, flights January to 6 May 1943), 311978 Flight Lieutenant R.F. Galbraith (Shelburne, flights 18 April to 26 July, 1943), and 327371 Pilot Officer R.M. Bell (Hot Springs, Arkansas, flights 19 April to 10 August 943). Apparently not approved by RCAF authorities. The file contains much operational information on all those decorated on this occasion. All were in No.14 (F) Squadron. The citation reads - "These officers, as pilots of fighter planes, participated in numerous attacks on enemy installations in the Aleutians which were pressed home despite heavy anti-aircraft fire and often under adverse weather conditions. All flights were made from advanced bases and required skillful airmanship for a successful execution of the mission. The courage and devotion to duty of these officers reflect great credit upon themselves and the organization of which they are a part." Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.