Paul K Ellis Jr
MilitaryPK Ellis’s grandson
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 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 |
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Buried |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
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