Ben Harrell was a United States (U.S.) Army officer who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in the class of 1933. He was with the 3rd Infantry Division (1942-1944), and held other commands in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II (WWII). After the war, Harrell commanded the 511th Infantry Regiment (1949-1950), staff assignments with the 11th Airborne Division (1949-1951), Staff, U.S. Commander of Berlin (1954-1955); aide-de-camp (ADC) and commander of such units as the 7th Infantry Division (1958-1959); 101st Airborne Division (1960-1961); Sixth, U.S. Army (1967-1968); Allied Land Forces, Southeast Europe (1968-1971). He retired from the military in 1971.
From the description of The Ben Harrell papers, 1971. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47904611
