John D Ellis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-17398.jpeg UPL 17398 Memorial plaque at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley, Cambridgeshire, England.

Rob Edwards added connections: BG, BS, Holling and McGinley, aircraft

Object Number - UPL 17398 - Memorial plaque at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley, Cambridgeshire, England.

Killed in Action (KIA) or KIS 12 August 1944. Aircraft aborted raid to Juvicour Airfield due to weather and crashed with full bomb load near Cheshunt. Possibly collided with 398th BG B-17. Pilot Ellis credited by locals with keeping his plane in the air long enough to prevent crash into the town. Road in Cheshunt named 'Lieutenant Ellis Way' in his honor.



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

An Air Raid Patrol Warden surveys the wreckage of a crashed B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95023) of the 392nd Bomb Group near Cheshunt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Evening News.' [stamp], '349114.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed. Handwritten caption on reverse: '392 BG B-24 after mid air collision. 12/8/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Lass II
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Cheshunt, UK 12 August 1944 At Maxwell Farm, Cheshunt, Herts, UK

Born

California

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Added John D Ellis' name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56289485/john-d-ellis

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

ABMC/ Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Diary/ Photos provided by anonymous British vistor 7 September 2002 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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