James Warner Bellah(1899-1976)
- Writer
- Actor
In World War I, James Warner Bellah enlisted in the Canadian army and
became a pilot overseas in the Royal Flying Corps, and later the Royal
Air Force. In World War II he started as a lieutenant in the 16th
Infantry Div., was detailed to the General Staff Corps before Pearl
Harbor and became assigned to Headquarters First Division, later with
the 80th Infantry Div. Still later he served on the staff of Adm.
Louis Mountbatten in Southeast Asia.
He was attached to Gen. Orde Wingate's
Chindits in combat in Burma, also to Gen.
Joseph W. Stilwell and to Col.
Cochran's First Air Commandos. When he left the service he carried the
rank of colonel. He was the author of 19 novels, including "The Valiant
Virginians" and "Blood River".
