Bertrum Edwin Ellingson

Military
media-25616.jpeg UPL 25616 L - R: Capt. Bernard Borelli & Capt. Bertrum E Ellingson 360th Fighter Squadron.

Object Number - UPL 25616 - L - R: Capt. Bernard Borelli & Capt. Bertrum E Ellingson 360th Fighter Squadron.

Assigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3 kills in 113 missions. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: SS, DSM, DFC (2 OLC), AM (6 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, American Defense, National Defense.



Post war: Remained in USAF till 1963.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Rosholt, South Dakota 17 April 1921 Son of Bert and Esther [Stanley] Ellingson.

Enlisted

Chanute Air Force Base (Decommissioned), Rantoul Aviation, Rantoul, IL 61866, USA 30 January 1941 Chanute Field Illinois

Based

Martlesham Heath 15 October 1943 - 15 March 1945 Assigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK 15 October 1943 Take Off Accident Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 3 damage 1Lt Bertrum E Ellingson, 15-Oct-43. P-47D 42-74655 - 360FS 356FG 8AF

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 15 March 1945 Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Crashed

Nellis AFB, NV, USA 24 August 1951 Ground Accident Nellis AFB NV Cat 2 damage Capt Bertrum E Ellingson, 24-Aug-51. F-80A 44-85157 - 3599AMS 3595AMG ATRC

Died

Kansas City, MO, USA 16 May 2012

Other

Promoted

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK Promoted to Captain.

Buried

Rosholt, SD 57260, USA Trondhjem Cemetery Rosholt Roberts County South Dakota, USA
Roberts County, SD, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self

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