Richard Lee Ellin
Military
Pilot
340th Bomb Group - 489th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF
KIA 25 May 1944
Object Number - UPL 54872 - 1LT Richard Lee Ellin Pilot 340th Bomb Group - 489th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF KIA 25 May 1944
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Westwood, New Jersey | 23 September 1920 | |
| Rutherford, New Jersey | 15 February 1942 | 104 Carmita Avenue Worked as a surveyor for the New Jersey Highway Department | |
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Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey | 30 September 1942 | |
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Died |
Centona, Italy | 25 May 1944 | Shot down by flak over the target at the Ficulle Railroad Bridge |
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Buried |
Plot E Row 4 Grave 33 Florence American Cemetery Florence American Cemetery Via Cassia S.N. 50023 Tavarnuzze (Firenze) Italy |
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Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56363391/richard-lee-ellin
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44025_05_0…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=4815167…
https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Richard+L_Ellin&event=_New+Jersey…
http://57thbombwing.com/340th_History/340th_Diary/18_June1944.pdf
