The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain Harry Bell, United States Army, for most distinguished gallantry on 17 October 1899, while serving with 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Captain Bell led a successful charge against a superior force, capturing and dispersing the enemy and relieving other members of his regiment from a perilous position.