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- Died
- 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".
- IMDb mini biography by: Pressbook: Sergeant Rutledge (1960) [public domain] (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
- SpouseHelen Lasater Hopkins(October 22, 1942 - November 24, 1967) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenStephen Hopkins BellahJohn Lasater BellahAnn Delapoer Bellah
- His stories appeared in more than 30 anthologies and were translated into 15 languages.
- He was educated at Columbia College in New York City and also received an M.A. in history from Georgetown University.
- His son, James Bellah, is a novelist ("Imperial Express", co-author of "The Avenger Tapes").
- Interned at Los Angeles National Cemetery.
- Became a member of the New York Society of Colonial Wars in 1927. On July 10, 1952, he became a member of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of California based on his direct descent from Deputy Governor John Greene, Jr., 1620-1708. His General Society membership number was 7619 and his California Society number was 532. He was an active member and officer of the California Society up to the time of this death.
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