ben harrell (march 15, 1911 – july 26, 1981) was a united states army four star general who served as commander, allied land forces south east europe (comlandsoutheast) from 1968 to 1971. a 1933 graduate of the united states military academy, harrell also served as the commander, 101st airborne division and as a member of the howze board. he died in 1981.