22 year old Lance Corporal Timothy Michael Bell of West Chester died on August 3, 2005, when a roadside bomb hit the amphibious assault vehicle he was riding in. Bell was one of 14 Marines from the Ohio-based 3rd Battalion 25th Marines killed in the attack. 5 men from the Tri-State died that day.
Bell came from a baseball family; his uncle was Kansas City Royals manager Buddy bell. His cousin David played for the Philadelphia Phillies at the time of his death and his grandfather, Gus Bell, was a Reds outfielder from 1953 to 1961.
Bell's family said he expressed a desire to become a Marine at the age of 6. In Iraq, Bell was a sniper who was often the first to rush into buildings.
Bell is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
