Ellis Spears Middleton II
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
US Official photo shared on Findagrave by user H ten Wolthuis: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68779153/ellis-spear-middleton/phot…
Object Number - UPL 30742 - Ellis S Middleton II
Killed in Action (KIA) in P-47 #4226525 He had flown on 61 combat missions with the Group. He went down during a dog fight with FW 190's; his remains - in Holland -were not located until after the war and following an extensive search by his father.
Purple Heart, Air Medal with 5/Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC, Pres Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal/EAME medal, Pre Pearl Harbor Participation
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Washington DC | 1 December 1919 | |
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Died |
23 September 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
MACR 9156 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9156/widow
