Clifford Joseph Ellison

Military
media-53159.jpeg UPL 53159 Clifford J Ellison
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1st Lt. 707th Bb Sqd, 466th Bb Gp, 8th AF, England

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Object Number - UPL 53159 - Clifford J Ellison 0-714681 1st Lt. 707th Bb Sqd, 466th Bb Gp, 8th AF, England

Assigned to 785BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Star).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert W Pettersen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-723673
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

44-40320

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Generator Jenny
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron

44-50561

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

894

  • Date: 18 March 1945

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 21 March 1924 Son of Ingeborg Ellison.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 7 November 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Died

Midlothian, VA, USA 31 January 2013 ELLISON, Clifford "Cliff" Joseph, 88, of Midlothian, Va., passed into his heavenly life on January 31, 2013. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Cliff moved his family to Richmond in 1964 to continue a 27-year career with Reynolds Metals Co., which included work in sales, sales training, and human resources. He then enjoyed 15 years of development work for Alice Lloyd College, Pippa Passes, Ky. After that, he delighted in serving as a volunteer at Chippenham Hospital, a tour guide at the International Mission Board, and as a consultant for Century Construction Co. The model of a Christian gentleman, he was a very active and faithful member of Bon Air Baptist Church where he held multiple significant leadership roles through the years, including being selected as the first Deacon Emeritus of the church. His loving, caring manner earned him the affectionate title "The Bishop of Bon Air Baptist." His warm sincerity, gracious spirit, wisdom, kindness, and delightful sense of humor endeared him to his family, his co-workers and countless friends. During WWII, he flew 35 missions as a B-24 pilot in the Army Air Corps.

Based

Attlebridge Assigned to 785BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Greenwood Memorial Gardens Goochland County, VA Greenwood Memorial Gardens Goochland County, Virginia

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191010755/clifford-joseph-ellison

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Great niece, direct family connection

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Direct family source

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https://www.fold3.com/image/655266507
https://www.fold3.com/record/529630131/clifford-j-ellison-social-securi…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84460003/clifford-j-ellison-wwii-army-enli…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119192626/clifford-j-ellison

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Direct family source

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Source via great niece of Mr Ellison

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466th BG Archives - 18 March 1945 mission formation plan

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ellison&GSfn=Clif…;

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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