Paul K Ellis Jr

Military
media-44184.jpeg UPL 44184 Paul “P.K.” Ellis Jr. in his flight gear

PK Ellis’s grandson

Object Number - UPL 44184 - Paul “P.K.” Ellis Jr. in his flight gear

September 1, 1943, arrived in Prestwick with poor visibility. Landed in Atlantic at a beach near Troon, Scottland with no injuries to the crew in the B17#42-30801, piloted by Irving Moore.



Paul was a member of 'The Lucky Strike' B17#42-29923. He completed all of his missions and returned home to raise a family in Salisbury, MD, USA. He had one of the best laughs a man could have along with a great sense of humor.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pappy's Hellions III / Lucky Strike
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron

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Arrived in the UK

1 September 1943 Crash-landed in the Atlantic, near the beach, in 4' of water.

Based

17 September 1943 - 25 April 1944 Information gathered from the Ridgewell War Diaries.

Died

20 April 1998

Born

Buried

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Grandson of PK Ellis

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PK's grandson

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PK Ellis’s grandson

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Paul "PK" Ellis Jr.

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Grandson of P.K. Ellis

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999/ his son, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 260 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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