Ellis Norwood
MilitaryEllis Norwood served as a pilot with the 385th Bomb Group from Great Ashfield air base.
Excerpt from news article:
'Norwood and his crewmates didn’t know initially how bad the starvation was, he said.
“We were just told to take that food to Holland. After that, we found out the people were starving to death,” Norwood said. “I’m sure it saved a lot of lives because they had no food.”'
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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| Odessa, TX, USA | |||
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Born |
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Other Graduated from Tarrant High School |
Tarrant High School, 91 Black Creek Road, Birmingham, AL 35217, USA | ||
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Based |
Great Ashfield | ||
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Other Flew to Linz |
Linz, Austria | Transported survivors from concentration camps | |
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Other Became an electrical engineer |
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