Burrell M Ellison Jr
MilitaryEntered service at Charlotte, NC 1 April 1942. Joined 392nd Bomb Group on 4 December 1943. Rank at end of WWII was Major.
Read Ellison's account of flying the southern route from the USA to the UK here: http://www.b24.net/storiesSouthernRoute.htm
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Charlotte, NC, USA | 1 April 1942 |
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Sources
AAF record transcriptions.
Burial: West Side Cemetery-Lancaster, South Carolina
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52414133/burrell-m.-ellison
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Sources
392nd BG Memorial Association Membership Directory, June 1987 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia