Norman Earl Ellis
Military
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UPL 6382
Paul D. Arnold Crew
Crew 703
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Talmadge E. Tidwell (G), John F. Daley (R/O), Roland Teltzke (G), Lewis L. Barrett (G), Billie M. Higgins (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Paul D. Arnold (P), Frank Wolcott (CP), Leonard Bubri (N), Norman Ellis (B), William Savory (FE)
This crew was an original crew of the 466th BG. They completed a 30 mission tour. Frank Wolcott would later command his own crew and then move on to be Assistant Group Operations Officer for the 466th BG. 466th Bomb Group collection
Crew 703
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Talmadge E. Tidwell (G), John F. Daley (R/O), Roland Teltzke (G), Lewis L. Barrett (G), Billie M. Higgins (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Paul D. Arnold (P), Frank Wolcott (CP), Leonard Bubri (N), Norman Ellis (B), William Savory (FE)
This crew was an original crew of the 466th BG. They completed a 30 mission tour. Frank Wolcott would later command his own crew and then move on to be Assistant Group Operations Officer for the 466th BG. 466th Bomb Group collection
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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: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sedan, KS 67361, USA | 22 November 1920 | |
Died |
Ponca City, OK, USA | 27 June 2014 | Norman Earl Ellis of Ponca City died on Friday afternoon June 27, 2014 at the age of 93. He was born in Sedan, Kansas on November 22, 1920 to Earl Delos Ellis and Edith Lucilla Weaver Ellis. A 1938 graduate of Sedan High School, Mr. Ellis lettered in basketball, tennis, and was the doubles horseshoe champion. After high school, Norman attended Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, KS on a basketball scholarship. War was declared in 1941. After Pearl Harbor, Norman joined the Aviation Cadets and was sent to Fort Riley, KS where he joined the Army Air Corps. Basic pilot training was in Waco, TX. He then joined the glider pilots and completed ten months of training at Twentynine Palms, CA where he earned his glider pilot wings. Norman transferred to Bombardier training in Santa Ana, CA finishing school in Deming, NM earning his Bombardier wings. He joined a B24 squadron in Clovis, NM deploying to Adel Bridge, Scotland in 1943. He pulled 30 missions on B24s "Little Lulu" and "Sunshine Jane"; 15 missions over Germany and 15 missions over France. He played an integral part in the D-Day invasion and the St. Lo Breakthrough. On the way to England, Norman stopped at Herington, KS to marry Wanda Dunham. The two married in a private ceremony at the minister's home on February 9, 1943. Wanda took the bus home to Ponca City and Norman flew to England by way of Morrison Field in Florida. After Norman finished his tour of duty, he traveled to Sedan and picked up Wanda where they traveled to Miami Beach, FL for R&R. They then transferred to Midland, TX, then Monroe, LA, and as the war ended Norman was honorably discharged from active duty in Boise, ID. He continued in the reserves for many years and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. The Ellis family moved to Ponca City and Norman began work for Continental Oil Company. Taking advantage of the GI Bill, Norman attended Oklahoma A&M earning a B.S in Geology and continued to work for Conoco in Ponca City for over 40 years. He was a Mason for 60 years. He coached YMCA basketball and baseball for many years and was a Scout Master for Explorer Scouts. Norman was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Ellis, his parents, three brothers, two sisters, and his granddaughter Nancy Ellis of Bartlesville. |
Buried |
Ponca City, OK, USA | 30 June 2014 | Resthaven Memorial Park Ponca City Kay County Oklahoma, USA |
Sedan, KS 67361, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p345