Dewell R. Been was born January 31, 1918 at Center Township, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Virgil Vancil & Minnie Mae Bassett Been. May 30, 1942 Dewell married Mabel Wilson from Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. in Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma. January 6, 1941 Dewell enlisted in the US Army. Name: Dewell Been Race: White Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single) Rank: Private First Class Birth Year: 1918 Education: 3 years of high school Civil Occupation: Unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c. Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1941 Service Number: 20736256 Branch: Field Artillery Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source: National Guard His discharge date was December 16, 1945. September 5, 1986 Dewell passed away in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma. He was buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.