Edmund Earl Ellis

Military
media-29065.jpeg UPL 29065 Lt. Edmund E Ellis 56th FG 61st FS

Loretta Ellis Wolfe (daughter) from personal collection of Edmund Ellis

Object Number - UPL 29065 - Lt. Edmund E Ellis 56th FG 61st FS

Edmund Ellis served as a fighter pilot with the 61st Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group, flying missions out of Boxted, England. He nicknamed his P-47 'Blue Eyes'.

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Units served with

People

Ernest H Treff

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12177819 / O-830360
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

44-21147

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Blue Eyes
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

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Events

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Promoted from Flight Officer to Second Lieutenant

11 March 1945

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed extra info in the "Role/job" field.

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Brought in information from pre-existing record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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Loretta Ellis Wolfe (daughter of Edmund E Ellis)

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Information from Lt Edmund Ellis' personal records entered here by his daughter Loretta Ellis Wolfe

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From his personal records kept by his family

Edmund Earl Ellis: Gallery (3 items)

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Object number: UPL 29065 - Lt. Edmund E Ellis 56th FG 61st FS

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