Bertrum Edwin Ellingson
Military
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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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
Other 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 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self