| Above: Clifford T. Bell's World War One discharge certificate from the U.S. Army. Dated March 31, 1919 the document is endorsed by none other than Douglas MacArthur, who would later become one of the United States most famous generals, and commanded Clifford's division - the 42nd "Rainbow" Division - during the war. Curiously Clifford's character has been listed as "Excellent - if slightly eccentric" One wonders of MacArthur had anything to do with this assessment thought the same description could easily have been applied to the general himself. |
| Parchment "Theater of Operations" Discharge Certificate c. 1919 12 inches high by 9 inches wide Department of the Army From the Secret Archives of The Noble & Antediluvian Order of the Brotherhood of the Purple Fez |
| Below: The upper reverse portion of Clifford's discharge certificate showing the autograph of Hollywood legend Rita Hayworth. Just how or why Miss Hayworth came to sign this document is uncertain although it must have happened many years after the war. This and a curious entry in Clifford's journal mentioning Miss Hayworth seems to indicate that they had a relationship of some sort the exact nature of which is still a mystery. The two probably met while Clifford was a contract consultant to several of the Hollywood studios. |
